God For Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Lent and Easter (Reader's Edition) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612617689 ISBN 13: 9781612617688

Publisher: Paraclete Press, 2015

Synopsis

Examine the meaning of Lent and its significance in spiritual formation and the preparation for Easter, and walk through the holy season of Easter. Leading North American spiritual writers reflect on what one theologian has called the “bright sadness” of Lent: that it is not about feeling of broken and lost, but about cleansing the palate so we can taste life to a greater extent. In the Lent and Easter seasons, we encounter the God who, in all of life, is for us—for our liberation, for our healing, for our wholeness. Even in death we can find resurrection.

About this title

Book Description:

God for Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Lent and Easter explores the meaning of Lent, its importance in spiritual formation, its significance in the preparation of Easter, and the holy season of Easter itself. With reflections from leading spiritual writers in North America, histories of the liturgical calendar and the feast days of the holy season, and art that spans over 1500 years of artistic endeavor, God For Us provides a rich resource for renewing meaning in a season that is at best neglected or misunderstood.
 

About the Author:

Greg Pennoyer is president of The Humanitas Group, which manages creative endeavors designed to enrich our understanding of what it means to be human.

Beth Bevis is program coordinator for Seattle Pacific University’s MFA in Creative Writing, and the editor of Image journal’s e-newsletter, ImageUpdate.
 
Scott Cairns is a poet and his most recent collection is Slow Pilgrim from Paraclete Press. Cairns is Professor of English at the University of Missouri, and a Guggenheim Fellow.
 
Kathleen Norris is an award-winning poet and bestselling nonfiction author. Her books include Dakota: A Spiritual Geography and The Cloister Walk.
 
Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest, spiritual director and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque.
 
Ronald Rolheiser is a Roman Catholic priest, an award-winning author, and president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. He lectures on religion, culture, and mysticism.
 
James Calvin Schaap taught literature and writing at Dordt College. He has published many short stories and novels, including Romey’s Place and In the Silence There Are Ghosts.
 
Luci Shaw is a poet and the writer-in-residence at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C.
 
Lauren F. Winner is an Episcopal priest and author of Girl Meets God and Still: Notes on a Mid-faith Crisis. She lives in North Carolina.

Gregory Wolfe is Writer in Residence at Seattle Pacific University and the founder and editor of Image.

About this edition

• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1612617689
• ISBN 13: 9781612617688
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 218
• Editor: Pennoyer Greg, Wolfe Gregory