| God Is on the Cross: Reflections on Lent and Easter Contributor(s): Bonhoeffer, Dietrich (Author) |
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ISBN: 066423920X ISBN-13: 9780664239206 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Holidays - Christian - Religion | Holidays - Easter & Lent - Religion | Devotional |
| Dewey: 242.34 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5" W x 8" (0.27 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Easter - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These forty stirring devotions will guide and inspire readers as they move thematically through the weeks of Lent and Easter, encountering themes of prayerful reflection, self-denial, temptation, suffering, and the meaning of the cross. Passages from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's letters and sermons provide special encouragement as readers prepare themselves spiritually for Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Supplemented by an informative introduction to Bonhoeffer's life and a Scripture passage for each day of the season, these daily devotions are moving reminders of the true gift of Christ on the cross. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bonhoeffer, Dietrich: - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45) is one of the most well-known and beloved theologians of the twentieth century. He was a Christian minister, seminary professor, and a founding member of Germany's Confessing Church. One of the leading voices of opposition against Nazism during World War II, Bonhoeffer was executed for participating in a plot to assassinate Hitler. His theological views have become highly influential in the years since his death. |