Nowell! A Christmas Miscellany: Sublime Words, Terrible Jokes, and Strange Facts for the Festive Season

by Tim Dowley

Publisher:

Resource Publications

, 2024

Nowell! A Christmas Miscellany offers a rich mix of Christmas-themed poetry and prose, extending from classic seasonal poetry to terrible jokes; from carols to journal entries and letters; from much-loved Christmas traditions to favorite Christmas films, music, and paintings. The book is catholic in its breadth, including sermons of the early church as well as twenty-first century verse and items from many nations and a broad spectrum of churches. For ease of use, the anthology is arranged by category and equipped with user-friendly indexes. This book is designed for personal enjoyment and meditation, but it can also be a useful worship resource, providing much-loved as well as new and unusual readings for seasonal events and festivities.

Praise for Nowell! A Christmas Miscellany

“Tim Dowley has created a seemingly bottomless stocking of Christmas treats. I was so excited about all the different sections I did not know what to open first! Nowell! will bring you and yours Christmas cheer throughout the holiday season.”

—Timothy Larsen, editor of Twelve Classic Christmas Stories



“Christmastide is rich with tradition and nostalgia both within the church and in cultures the world over. The diverse voices and literary genres that make up Tim Dowley’s Nowell! make for a delightful companion as we read, wait, reflect, and welcome Immanuel, God with us.”

—Jeff Crosby, author of The Language of the Soul: Meeting God in the Longings of Our Hearts

Product Details

• Title: Nowell! A Christmas Miscellany: Sublime Words, Terrible Jokes, and Strange Facts for the Festive Season
• Author: Tim Dowley
• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9798385212378, 9798385212354, 9798385212361
• Resource ID: LLS:9798385212378
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-05T20:38:36Z

About Tim Dowley

TIM DOWLEY, a native of London, holds a bachelor¿s degree in history and a doctorate in church history, both from the University of Manchester, England. He has written a number of children's stories and books on biblical subjects and the history of Christianity, as well as works on music and literature. A few of his latest books include Bible Atlas, A Public Faith: From Constantine to the Medieval World AD 312-600, My First Story of Christmas, and Bedtime Book of Bible Stories. Tim has traveled extensively, particularly in Israel, Turkey and other biblical lands. He lives in Clapham, South London, with his wife and family.