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Title: Ancient Christian Devotional: A Year of Weekly Readings By: Edited by Thomas C. Oden & Cindy Crosby Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 294 Vendor: InterVarsity Press Publication Date: 2007 | Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.50 (inches) Weight: 12 ounces ISBN: 0830834311 ISBN-13: 9780830834310 Series: Ancient Christian Devotional Stock No: WW834310 |
"To search the sacred Scripture is very good and most profitable for the soul. For, 'like a tree which is planted near the running waters,' so does the soul watered by sacred Scripture also grow hearty and bear fruit in due season," writes John of Damascus in Orthodox Faith (4.17). By helping us to read holy writings with ancient eyes, the church fathers help us drink deeply from the only water that can give us true life. This guide to prayer and reflection combines excerpts from the writings of the church fathers as found in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture with a simple structure for daily or weekly reading and prayer. There are fifty-two weeks of readings following the weekly lectionary cycle A. You can read through them in order or by thematic interest. Each day you will also find a simple opening and closing prayer drawn from the prayers and hymns of the ancient church. Come and find the deep nourishment God offers through the insights of this "cloud of witnesses"--the ancient church fathers.
Cindy Crosby is the author of four books, including By Willoway Brook: Exploring the Landscape of Prayer. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Books Culture, Mars Hill Review and Publishers Weekly.
Thomas C. Oden recently retired as Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at The Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He is general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and the author of numerous theological works, including a three-volume systematic theology.
There are few books that appeal equally to the imagination and the professional interest of the scholar. [This] is one such book. Scholars can benefit professionally from using such a devotional: it is profitable to see those historical figures that are the objects of our study as being erring, yet worshipping, humans like ourselves
-- John Reeve, Seminary Studies, Andrews University, Autumn 2008Read these devotions to prepare for Sunday services, to prepare to write your sermon, to learn from saints who have gone before. Mine them for sermon illustrations, encouragement for your own faith, and to sample the ACCS.
-- PJC, Liturgy, Hymnody, Pulpit Quarterly Book Review, Vol. 2, issue 4"My own rediscovery of liturgy, and my more recent appetite for the church fathers, find perfect combination in this new IVP book. At the end of the book is a helpful biographical section. I have found this devotional useful, and I turn to it now and then for more variety in my liturgical diet. Plus, because its liturgical programme is not too demanding it is nonthreatening and adaptable."
-- Chris Tilling, Chrisendom, March 12, 2008"For those who may be intimidated at the thought of digging into the writings of the church fathers, Ancient Christian Devotional may be the perfect starting block. Not to mention it is a beautifully designed book!"
-- Natalie Klein, Young Ladies Christian Fellowship Blog, January 29, 2008"This volume is a gem . . . this might well prove to be the most compelling way to persuade Christians of the value of early church theology."
-- New Horizons, December 2007"A great resource for clergy of all denominations in preparing Sunday homilies or sermons. . . . Readers can use this to prepare for their Sunday worship or for daily prayer."
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