Walking Backwards to Christmas - Couverture souple

Cottrell, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0664261868 ISBN 13 : 9780664261863

Editeur : Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Though the Christmas story is well known, most of us have learnt it from school nativity plays and carols. On the whole, this familiar version is more concerned with light than darkness. The backwards approach taken here allows the movement to be in the opposite direction, enabling us to get under the skin of a complex narrative. We begin by seeing through the eyes of Anna, the prophetess; followed by Rachel, who weeps for her children; King Herod; Casper, a wise men; David, a shepherd; Martha, the (so-named) innkeeper's wife; Joseph; Elizabeth; Mary; Isaiah and, finally, Moses. Each imaginative reflection is prefaced by a Bible reading and followed by a prayer.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Stephen Cottrell is the Bishop of Chelmsford and was formerly Bishop of Reading. He is the author of several bestselling books for SPCK: The Things He Carried (2008), The Things He Said (2009), The Nail (2011) and Christ in the Wilderness (2012).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0664261868
• ISBN 13: 9780664261863
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 130