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Candles in the Darkness
Experiencing Advent with the Early and Medieval Church
Lynneth Miller Renberg(0)
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Illuminating Advent Through Diverse Voices from Early Christianity
In Candles in the Darkness, historian Lynneth Miller Renberg and theologian Adam R. Renberg invite us to travel back in time and encounter faithfulvoices from many walks of life, including bishops and mothers, monks and nuns, priests, pastors, and noblewomen.
For each day of Advent and the Christmastide, this thoughtful devotional will connect you to the global and historical body of Christ, offering a new, deeper experience of the season through rediscovering treasures from Christians of long ago.
The writers featured in Candles in the Darkness lived throughout the early Christian world, from Scandinavia and the British Isles to Ethiopia and China. They include well-known leaders such as Augustine of Hippo and Francis of Assisi, as well as many largely forgotten figures. With a variety of sermons, poems, theological meditations, and more, these selections drawyou into the wonders of Christ's first and second comings. Through biographical sketches at the end of the book, you'll learn more about each historical believer.
Each daily reading for Advent and the twelve days of Christmas includes
- a Scripture text,
- an excerpt from an author from the second through thirteenth centuries,
- a devotional reflection, and
- a prayer.
By reflecting on the perspectives of women and men from different chronological, geographic, and theological traditions in the ancient and medieval church, your readings of familiar Scripture passages will be enriched with new perspectives and insights from past brothers and sisters in Christ. As you worshipand learn together with them, you'll be reoriented toward Christ, our light in the darkness.
When your spiritual life feels stagnant, the world feels too noisy, or Advent feels like just another repetitive season, Candles in the Darkness can help you know God more fully by seeing him through the eyes of past believers.
In Candles in the Darkness, historian Lynneth Miller Renberg and theologian Adam R. Renberg invite us to travel back in time and encounter faithfulvoices from many walks of life, including bishops and mothers, monks and nuns, priests, pastors, and noblewomen.
For each day of Advent and the Christmastide, this thoughtful devotional will connect you to the global and historical body of Christ, offering a new, deeper experience of the season through rediscovering treasures from Christians of long ago.
The writers featured in Candles in the Darkness lived throughout the early Christian world, from Scandinavia and the British Isles to Ethiopia and China. They include well-known leaders such as Augustine of Hippo and Francis of Assisi, as well as many largely forgotten figures. With a variety of sermons, poems, theological meditations, and more, these selections drawyou into the wonders of Christ's first and second comings. Through biographical sketches at the end of the book, you'll learn more about each historical believer.
Each daily reading for Advent and the twelve days of Christmas includes
- a Scripture text,
- an excerpt from an author from the second through thirteenth centuries,
- a devotional reflection, and
- a prayer.
By reflecting on the perspectives of women and men from different chronological, geographic, and theological traditions in the ancient and medieval church, your readings of familiar Scripture passages will be enriched with new perspectives and insights from past brothers and sisters in Christ. As you worshipand learn together with them, you'll be reoriented toward Christ, our light in the darkness.
When your spiritual life feels stagnant, the world feels too noisy, or Advent feels like just another repetitive season, Candles in the Darkness can help you know God more fully by seeing him through the eyes of past believers.
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"The church historian Jaroslav Pelikan famously quipped that tradition is the living faith of the dead, while traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. What you will find in the pages of this devotional is a faith fully alive, warmed by the light of the incarnate Christ. Drawing on a range of historical sources-some familiar, others less so, all enriching-Lynneth and Adam Renberg have produced a volume that will help every heart prepare him room."
R. Lucas Stamps, professor ofChristian theology at Anderson University