Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there s 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.
Ecumenical in scope, these fifty devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the significance that the coming of Jesus has for each of us not only during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or used on a daily basis, "Watch for the Light" gives the phrase holiday preparations new depth and meaning.
Includes writings by Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Sylvia Plath, J. B. Phillips, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Henri Nouwen, Bernard of Clairvaux, Kathleen Norris, Meister Eckhart, St. Thomas Aquinas, Karl Rahner, Isaac Penington, Madeleine L Engle, Alfred Delp, Loretta Ross-Gotta, William Stringfellow, J. Heinrich Arnold, Edith Stein, Philip Britts, Jane Kenyon, John Howard Yoder, Emmy Arnold, Karl Barth, Oscar Romero, William Willimon, Johann Christoph Arnold, Gail Godwin, Leonardo Boff, G. M. Hopkins, Evelyn Underhill, Dorothy Day, Brennan Manning, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Romano Guardini, Annie Dillard, Martin Luther, St. John Chrysostom, Giovanni Papini, Dorothee Soelle, C. S. Lewis, Gustavo Gutierrez, Philip Yancey, J. T. Clement, Thomas Merton, Eberhard Arnold, Ernesto Cardenal, T. S. Eliot, John Donne, Gian Carlo Menotti and Jurgen Moltmann.

Charles Moore; Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Thomas Merton; Gerard Manley Hopkins; Meister Eckhart; John Donne; T.S. Eliot; J.B. Phillips; Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt; Sylvia Plath; Friedrich Wilhelm Frster; Henri J.M. Nouwen; Bernard of Clairvaux; Kathleen Norris; Karl Rahner; Isaac Penington; Madeleine L'Engle; Alfred Delp; Loretta Ross-Gotta; William Stringfellow; Edith Stein; J. Heinrich Arnold; Philip Britts; Jane Kenyon; John Howard Yoder; Karl Barth; William H. Willimon; Oscar Romero; Gail Godwin; Leonardo Boff; Evelyn Underhill; Dorothy Day; Brennan Manning; Romano Guardini; Annie Dillar; Martin Luther; John Chrysostom; Giovanni Papini; Dorothee Slle; C.S. Lewis; Gustavo Gutirrez; Philip Yancey; J.T. Clement; Eberhard Arnold; Sren Kierkegaard; Ernesto Cardenal; Gian Carlo Menotti; Jrgen Moltmann; Thomas Aquinas; Emmy Arnold

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

Farmington, PA: Plough Pub. House

Orbis Books

United States, United States of America

Maryknoll, NY, 2014

September 1, 2001

US, 2014

[curator]associate-francis-boyer@archive.org[/curator][date]20180423204826[/date]

Includes bibliographical references and index
Action in waiting / Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt -- Black rook in rainy weather / Sylvia Plath -- The dangers of Advent / J.B. Phillips -- Meditation / Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster -- Waiting for God / Henri Nouwen -- In defense of humility / Bernard of Clairvaux -- Annunciation / Kathleen Norris -- Where God enters / Meister Eckhart -- The divine dawning / St. Thomas Aquinas / Karl Rahner -- Concerning the light / Isaac Penington -- A sky full of children / Madeleine L'Engle -- The shaking reality of Advent / Alfred Delp -- To be a virgin / Loretta Ross-Gotta -- The penitential season / William Stringfellow -- From the stable to the cross / J. Heinrich Arnold / Edith Stein -- Yielding to God / Philip Britts -- Mosaic of the Nativity / Jane Kenyon -- The original revolution / John Howard Yoder -- Christmas joy / Emmy Arnold -- To believe / Karl Barth -- The God we hardly knew / Oscar Romero / William Willimon -- Be not afraid / Johann Christoph Arnold -- Genealogy and grace / Gail Godwin -- The man who is God / Leonardo Boff -- The light of the world / G.M. Hopkins / Evelyn Underhill -- Room for Christ / Dorothy Day -- Shipwrecked at the stable / Brennan Manning -- The coming of Jesus in our midst / Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- The holy mother / Romano Guardini -- Bethlehem / Annie Dillard -- To you Christ is born / Martin Luther -- The mystery / St. John Chrysostom -- Ox and ass / Giovanni Papini -- The Christmas gospel / Dorothee Soelle -- The grand miracle / C.S. Lewis -- Christ's history, and ours / Gustavo Gutiérrez -- The visited planet / Philip Yancey -- The time of no room / J.T. Clement / Thomas Merton -- When the time was fulfilled / Eberhard Arnold -- Only a rumor / Soren Kierkegaard -- The wise men / Ernesto Cardenal -- The journey of the Magi / T.S. Eliot -- The showing forth of Christ / John Donne -- Love alone / Gian Carlo Menotti -- The disarming child / Jurgen Moltmann
A collection of spiritual readings by various authors for the Advent and Christmas season
1 volume (unpaged) ; 20 cm

Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there’s a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to December 25 is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping mall frenzy and look for alternatives. <p>Providing a rare break from the most popular holi-day themes – gift giving, recipes, carols, and other traditions – this volume examines the deeper meanings of the season and some of the questions they raise. What does it mean that God took on a human form? That Mary believed? That Christ came down to earth, and will one day come again?</p><p>Ecumenical in scope, these 50 devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the significance that the coming of light into darkness has for each of us – not only during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or used on a daily basis, Watch for the Light gives the phrase 'holiday preparations' new depth and meaning.</p><p> Includes writings by Kathleen Norris, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Annie Dillard, John Donne, Meister Eckhart, Dorothy Day, T. S. Eliot, Gustavo Gutierrez, Eberhard Arnold, G. M. Hopkins, C. S. Lewis, Thomas Merton, Martin Luther, Henri Nouwen, Edith Stein, Thomas Aquinas, Dorothee Soelle, Philip Yancey, and others.</p>

2023-06-28