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Unearthly Beauty

Through Advent with the Saints

by Magdalen Smith

Looking for a new series of views on Advent? This look at the Saints is a deep, refreshing way to understand Christ's birth.

    • Author

      Magdalen Smith

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      SPCK Publishing

    • Published

      August 2017

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    Product Description

    • Want a deeper understanding of Advent?
    • Unearthly Beauty turns to the Saints to grow in you a rich view of the Christmas period
    • Perfect for anyone looking a new view of God's greatest gift

    Advent is about arrival - the arrival of Jesus into our world in poverty and vulnerability amidst unusual circumstances. For the world then, as now, Christ's coming generated a mixed response from a variety of people - anxiety, threat, expectation and hope.

    For Christians, entering Advent calls for fresh reflection on our faith, and this book aims to provide stimulating material for the journey up to (and including) Christmas. It is inspired by well-known, as well as more obscure, holy people from the past whom the church calls saints - people of unearthly beauty who reveal to us a deeper understanding of the fluid nature of divine grace.

    Introduction: radical response

    Advent Saints

    Andrew: a life less ordinary

    Charles de Foucauld: with and not for

    Francis Xavier: pioneer of the East

    John of Damascus: matter matters

    Nicholas Ferrar: new monastic ]

    Nicholas: bearer of gifts

    Ambrose: when in Rome, do as the Romans do

    Lucy: new eyes

    Samuel Johnson: moral messaging

    John of the Cross: our deepest yearning

    Eglantyne Jebb: Save our Children

    Christmas Saints

    John the Baptist: unlikely prophet

    Elizabeth: defying expectations

    Zechariah: mute and miracle

    Joseph: anti-abandonment

    The Wise Men: recognizing God

    Saintly Shepherds: sacred staying

    The innkeeper: inn-convenient hospitality

    Stephen: we are connected

    John the Apostle and Evangelist: I am with you

    Holy Innocents: lives never forgotten

    John Wycliffe: a brave Bible

    Thomas Becket: holy man, unholy death

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    Specification

    • Author

      Magdalen Smith

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      SPCK Publishing

    • Published

      August 2017

    • Weight

      159g

    • Page Count

      128

    • Dimensions

      139 x 216 x 11 mm

    • ISBN

      9780281077182

    • ISBN-10

      0281077185

    • Eden Code

      4516658

    More Information

    • Author/Creator: Magdalen Smith

    • ISBN: 9780281077182

    • Publisher: SPCK Publishing

    • Release Date: August 2017

    • Weight: 159g

    • Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 11 mm

    • Eden Code: 4516658


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