Bøger af Helen-Ann Hartley

Bible reading notes based on the Common Worship Lectionary. Ideal for anyone seeking a structured quiet time. Now returning for the church year 2011/2012.

. . . To encounter the Bible is to stand on holy ground, and any debate about it has something to do with God whether we acknowledge that or not. With humor and examples drawn from art and life, Helen-Ann Hartley argues that to appreciate fully the Bibles richness and diversity, we have to wrestle critically and creatively with themes that attract us and repel us. In this engaging book, she takes stories, contexts, encounters, and conversations as her organizing principle.

Covering the liturgical year outside Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter, this collection of reflections, readings, poems and prayers focuses on the life and ministry of Jesus - the rich subject matter of the lectionary readings during Ordinary Time. This is a subtantial, original and varied resource for the longest liturgical season.

How can reading the bible make a difference to our lives? How can we put questions to the Bible? Is everything equally important? Are some things suited to another culture than our own? What about the passages which show God as competitive and vengeful? Where are the women?