Lent
The Season of Repentance and Renewal
InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · November 8, 2022
Christianity Today Book Award Finalist—Bible and Devotional "Lent is inescapably about repenting." Every year, the church invites us into a season of repentance and fasting in preparation for Holy Week.
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- Who it’s for
- A quiet companion for Lent, suited to reflection, repetition, and the season’s inward turn.
- Genres
- Easter & Lent, Devotional Readings, Worship & Liturgy
- Published
- InterVarsity Press, November 8, 2022
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Christianity Today Book Award Finalist—Bible and Devotional "Lent is inescapably about repenting." Every year, the church invites us into a season of repentance and fasting in preparation for Holy Week. It's an invitation to turn away from our sins and toward the mercy and grace of Christ. Often, though, we experience the Lenten fast as either a mindless ritual or self-improvement program.
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In this short volume, priest and scholar Esau McCaulley introduces the season of Lent, showing us how its prayers and rituals point us not just to our own sinfulness but also beyond it to our merciful Savior. Each volume in the Fullness of Time series invites readers to engage with the riches of the church year, exploring the traditions, prayers, Scriptures, and rituals of the seasons of the church calendar.
Quiet Season
A quiet companion for Lent, suited to reflection, repetition, and the season’s inward turn.
Come here for
- contemplative daily practice
- liturgical language with a performance/staging angle
Expect
- brief, dip-in reading
- repentance and renewal over spectacle
Where it sits
| Easter & Lent | 96% |
|---|---|
| Devotional Readings | 55% |
| Worship & Liturgy | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Easter & Lent
- Worship & Liturgy
- The Christian Church
- Authors
- Esau McCaulley
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Published
- November 8, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Easter & Lent