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Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas Spiral-Bound | 2014-09-22

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Annie Dillard, Thomas Merton, C. S. Lewis, Henri J. M. Nouwen, John Donne, Meister Eckhart, Dorothy Day, T.S. Eliot, Edith Stein, Thomas Aquinas

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Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, theres a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping-mall frenzy and examine the deeper meaning of the season.
Publisher: Plough Publishing House
Original Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 344 pages
ISBN-10: 087486917X
Item Weight: 0.95 lbs
Dimensions: 5.38 x 1.15 x 7.66 inches
It's hard to go wrong with 40 essays and poems from theological writers such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothy Day, Madeleine L'Engle, Martin Luther, Kathleen Norris, Henri Nouwen, Philip Yancey, Karl Barth and Síren Kierkegaard. These are not frivolous, feel-good Advent readings; they are deep, sometimes jarring reflections, many with a strong orientation toward social justice… This collection, born of obvious passion and graced with superb writing, is a welcome even necessary addition to the glutted holiday bookshelves. -Publishers Weekly (starred review)