An Advent Alphabet: Daily Readings from William Stringfellow

William Stringfellow, activist lawyer and advocate for the underprivileged of New York, was either embraced warmly or rejected as a radical by Christians in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s when he was writing. Nonetheless, his writings remain timeless, pertinent, convicting, and spiritual directives. Taking his hopes in the two Advents of Jesus from out of his writings gives us a piercingly dynamic devotional for Advent. These readings will make one think, pray, and act. Possibly his words are most applicable today.

Jeffrey A. Mackey, Episcopal priest, served local parishes for forty-two years in five states. He was also the assistant vice president and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Nyack College (New York City) and vice president and academic dean at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He is currently Research Professor of Theology and Chancellor of Saint Paul Center for Worship and Study in Glen Alpine, North Carolina. Mackey has written and edited more than forty books.