Wounded I Sing

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From Advent to Christmas with George Herbert

By Richard Harries

Brief Description

George Herbert is widely regarded as the greatest devotional poet the world has known. Here Richard Harries introduces the poet and reflects on 24 of his greatest poems, six for each of the four weeks of Advent. Each week focuses on a different theme. Week 1:... Read More

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Prepare your heart for the joy of Christmas in the company of one of the best-loved poets in the English language

Prepare your heart for the joy of Christmas in the company of one of the best-loved poets in the English language

Description

Each week focuses on a different theme.

Week 1: Winning the Heart
Week 2: Held by Christ
Week 3: Welcome
Week 4: All Praise

After each poem, Richard Harries reflects on the poet’s sense of the divine and draws out spiritual insights for the reader to think about as they prepare to celebrate Christ's appearing.

The result is a book that readers will want to return to over and over again, whether during Advent or in any other season of the year.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780281089420

Publisher: SPCK Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: SPCK Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 144

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Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Poetry Religion & Spirituality Richard Harries

About the Author

Richard Harries is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Professor of Theology at King’s College, London. On his retirement as Bishop of Oxford (1987-2006) he was made a life peer (Lord Harries of Pentregarth). He is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Hearing God in Poetry (SPCK, 2021), Seeing God in Art (SPCK, 2022) and his moving autobiography The Shaping of a Soul: a life taken by surprise (John Hunt 2023). Art and the Beauty of God (Continuum, 1993) was selected as book of the year by Anthony Burgess in The Observer. A much loved voice on BBC’s Today programme, he has contributed to ‘Thought for the Day’ for more than 50 years.