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The Art of Advent

Painting a Day from Advent to Epiphany

by Jane Williams

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  • Paperback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing
  • 13.8 x 15.7 x 1 cm

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For art-lovers this Advent season

This book mixes deep reflections with works of art

Ideal for taking a new approach to Advent readings

A mixture of classic paintings and meaningful reflections, this Advent book is a rich resource for anyone with a love of classic and modern art.
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This beautiful book describes and interprets a series of paintings for each day of Advent.

Join Jane Williams on a journey from Advent to Epiphany, and discover the timeless wisdom to be found in some of the world's greatest paintings.

Artists often address subjects our culture seeks to avoid, and Jane Williams' brilliant and perceptive reflections will help you to read these paintings with a more discerning eye, and discover deeper levels of meaning than may at first appear.

The Art of Advent and The Art of Christmas
The Art of ChristmasThe Art of Advent

  • Author

    Jane Williams

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    SPCK Publishing

  • Published

    August 2018

  • Weight

    234g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 15.7 x 1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780281071692

  • ISBN-10

    0281071691

  • Eden Code

    4675000

Featured in

Foreword

1. Light and dark

2. Advent invitation

3. Death

4. Judgement

5. Hell

6. Heaven

7. The patriarchs

8. Prophets

9. John the Baptist

10. Joseph

11. The Virgin Mary

12. The Christ Child

13. Watching and waiting: the angels

14. Watching and waiting: the visitation

15. Watching and waiting: the animals

16. Watching and waiting: Adam and Eve

17. Watching and waiting: the midwife

18. Watching and waiting: the Roman Empire

19. O Wisdom

20. Adonai

21. O Root of Jesse

22. O Key of David

23. O Morning Star

24. O King of the Nations

25. O Emmanuel

26. Nativity

27. Nativity with the Holy Spirit

28. Time and eternity

29. The adoration of the Magi

30. Mother and Child

31. The conversion of Paul

32. Simeon and Anna

33. God and suffering

34. The baptism of Jesus

35. Prefiguring Death

36. The wedding at Cana

37. The Church

Jane Williams is Assistant Dean and Lecturer in Systematic Theology at St Mellitus College, London, and a visiting Lecturer at King's College London. Her recent books include Faces of Christ (Lion, 2011), Lectionary Reflections (SPCK, 2011) and Why did Jesus have to Die? (SPCK, 2016)

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    Stella Newbery

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    Useful complement to the use of the bible texts of the Birth and Infancy Stories of Christ as an everyday preparation for Christmas and Epiphany.

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    Louise Cook

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    I used this as the basis for an Advent Course for our church Home Group. We included 3 paintings in each of 3 sessions along with some background about the artists. The accompanying text which Jane has written is just first class and everyone who attended the sessions really enjoyed them - to the extent we might even use this book again for Lent 2019. Thank you so much for introducing us to Julia Stankova. Her website is an absolute inspiration.

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