Lectionary Reflections Collection (3 vols.)
Overview
The lectionary is intended to provide the church with a full and balanced reading plan for the entire Bible, and its texts have served as the basis for sermons, meditation, reflection, and personal devotions for millions of Christians around the world for almost 2,000 years.
The Lectionary Reflections Collection (3 vols.) brings together Jane Williams’ widely read and much enjoyed Church Times columns on the lectionary. This collection offers Williams’ reflections on the Sunday readings in the Revised Common Lectionary for Years A, B, and C. Each section gives the lectionary references and provides a thought-provoking starting point for exploring the readings, drawing out points of connection between them. Written in an engaging and inspiring style, Lectionary Reflections will prove invaluable in preparation for Sunday worship, or for personal or group Bible study throughout the year.
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Key Features
- Contains brief reflections written for each Sunday
- Includes reflections on the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Ordinary Time, Lent, Easter, and the time between Easter and Advent
- Offers pieces that are devotionally written and easy to read
Praise for the Print Edition
The pieces here are intelligently written and useful for any preacher. . . . It is clear that Jane Williams is an engaging theologian.
—Kelvin Holdworth, provost of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland
If God really is loving and teasing and forgiving, like he is in the stories Jesus tells, then we all have a chance.
—Jane Williams, visiting lecturer, King’s College
Individual Titles
Lectionary Reflections: Year A is intelligently written in an engaging and inspiring style. This volume will prove invaluable in preparation for Sunday worship or for regular Bible study throughout the year. It will be of use to both groups and individuals for opening up the Bible and applying its rich teaching and stories.
Jane Williams offers reflections on the Sunday readings in Lectionary Reflections: Year B. Each section gives the lectionary references and provides a thought-provoking starting point for exploring the readings, drawing out points of connection between them.
Lectionary Reflections: Year C features meditations on the common worship readings in the Revised Common Lectionary for Year C. Compiled from Jane Williams’ much enjoyed Church Times columns, they include Sundays together with the Feasts of Christmas and the Epiphany. Each section gives the lectionary references and provides a thought-provoking starting point for exploring the readings, drawing out points of connection between them. The focus of the writing is spirituality, depicting the different perspectives on the texts from N. T. Wright and his biblical criticism slant.
Product Details
- Title: Lectionary Reflections Collection
- Author: Jane Williams
- Publisher: SPCK
- Volumes: 3
- Pages: 404
Partially includedAbout Jane Williams
Jane Williams is a respected author and columnist, and formerly lecturer of doctrine, Trinity College, Bristol. She is currently visiting lecturer in theology at King’s College, London.
