{"product_id":"watch-for-the-light-readings-for-advent-and-christmas-hardcover","title":"Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDietrich Bonhoeffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnnie Dillard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Merton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e-- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThough Christians the world over\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEcumenical in scope, \u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes contributions\u003c\/b\u003e by these and other writers: \u003c\/p\u003e\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, Jüuuml;rgen 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            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 7.66 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966597628205,"sku":"9780874869170","price":25.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NVdldm9tUU12N01oYkdKelNDd3A3QT09.webp?v=1775534771","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/watch-for-the-light-readings-for-advent-and-christmas-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}