{"product_id":"the-liturgical-year-9780849946073","title":"The Liturgical Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journey of the soul through the map of Christian time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe liturgical year, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent and carrying through the following November, is the year that sets out to attune the life of the Christian to the life of Jesus, the Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat may at first seem to be simply an arbitrary arrangement of ancient holy days, or liturgical seasons, this book explains their essential relationship to one another and their ongoing meaning to us today. It is an excursion into life from the Christian perspective, from the viewpoint of those who set out not only to follow Jesus but to live and think as Jesus did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it proposes to help us to year after year immerse ourselves into the sense and substance of the Christian life until, eventually, we become what we say we are--followers of Jesus all the way to the heart of God. It is an adventure in human growth; it is an exercise in spiritual ripening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA volume in the eight book classic series, \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Practices, \u003c\/i\u003e with a foreword by Phyllis Tickle, General Editor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChittister, Joan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSister Joan Chittister, OSB, is a Benedictine nun and an international lecturer. In her more than 50 years as a nun she has authored 40 books, including her most recent, the critically acclaimedThe Gift of Years.Sister Joan is the founder and current executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality that located in Erie, PA.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChittister, Joan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Joan Chittister, OSB, is a Benedictine nun and an international lecturer. In her more than 50 years as a nun she has authored 40 books, including her most recent, the critically acclaimed The Gift of Years. Sister Joan is the founder and current executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality that located in Erie, PA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646709272850,"sku":"9780849946073","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6cc08d0e-6174-483d-ae35-41adebf5bae0.jpg?v=1733183540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-liturgical-year-9780849946073","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}