{"product_id":"watch-for-the-light","title":"Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title-sm lg:title-md\" data-astro-cid-if4vlc6e=\"\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-content overflow-hidden\" data-astro-cid-if4vlc6e=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text py-4\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection, born of obvious passion and graced with superb writing, is a welcome even necessary addition to the glutted holiday bookshelves. \u003ci\u003e-- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEcumenical 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes contributions by these and other writers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC. S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, Thomas Merton, and Philip Yancey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorothy Day, Henri Nouwen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Oscar Romero, and Edith Stein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Luther, Meister Eckhart, Eberhard Arnold, and Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eT. S. Eliot, John Donne, and Sylvia Plath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKarl Barth, Will Willimon, Jürgen Moltmann, and J. B. Phillips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKathleen Norris, Brennan Manning, and Evelyn Underhill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnie Dillard, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Gerard Manley Hopkins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRomano Guardini, St. John Chrysostom, and Giovanni Papini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJane Kenyon, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Isaac Penington, and Alfred Delp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title-sm lg:title-md\" data-astro-cid-if4vlc6e=\"\"\u003e             Reviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIt's hard to go wrong\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis stunning collection\u003c\/b\u003e of some of the best spiritual writers of all time comes from Plough, the exceptionally thoughtful, high-quality publishing house founded by a simple-living community. What a delight to have seasonal readings from theological voices like Jürgen Moltmann, mystics like Bernard of Clairvaux, poets -- from Sylvia Plath to T.S. Eliot to Jane Kenyon -- contemplatives such as Henri Nouwen, and storytelling writers like the late Brennan Manning.\u003cb\u003e --Hearts and Minds Books\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI recently came across this devotional\u003c\/b\u003e and have been captivated. The daily readings, which stretch from November 24 to January 7, include some of the most profound reflections on the season that I have ever seen - in both concept and scope, classic and contemporary - all gathered together into a single volume. \u003cb\u003e--\u003cem\u003eFirst Presbyterian Church News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Spring Arbor Ingram (IPS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45409225703719,"sku":"000466","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/7419\/1143\/files\/9780874869170.webp?v=1793995875","url":"https:\/\/jaxcathedralbooks.org\/products\/watch-for-the-light","provider":"St. John's Cathedral Bookstore \u0026 Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}