num_pages: 314
description: The Substance of Things Hoped For reflects the dynamism of the Catholic Church, and the cultural and theological tensions which both proceeded and followed the Second Vatican Council. It dramatically illustrates, in the words of master storytellers, the intimate connection between literature and the Bible, between metaphor and revelation, between the commonplace and the divine.
language: English
title: The Substance of Things Hoped For: Short Fiction by Modern Catholic Authors
titlecomplete: The Substance of Things Hoped For: Short Fiction by Modern Catholic Authors
genres: Fiction, Catholic
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Doubleday