The Season of Lent is a time on the Church’s Calendar when we through prayer and fasting reflect upon our desires and submit ourselves to the transforming power of God.
Here are six recent books — one for each week of Lent — that reflect the Lenten spirit or that challenge us to take a deeper look at the seasons of the Christian year.
Fasting
(Ancient Practices Series)
by Scot McKnight.
Thomas Nelson, 2009.
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Seasons of Celebration:
Meditations on the Cycle of Liturgical Feasts.
By Thomas Merton.
Ave Maria Press, 2009.
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Being Consumed:
Economics and Christian Desire
by Bill Cavanuagh.
Eerdmans, 2008.
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The Liturgical Year
(Ancient Practices Series)
By Joan Chittister
Thomas Nelson, 2009.
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Enough: Contentment in An Age of Excess.
By Will Samson.
David C. Cook, 2009.
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Living the Christian Year:
Time to Inhabit the Story of God.
By Bobby Gross.
IVP Books, 2007.
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C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He is also author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church (Brazos Press, 2019). Connect with him online at: C-Christopher-Smith.com
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