{"product_id":"wounded-i-sing-from-advent-to-christmas-with-george-herbert-9780281089420","title":"Wounded I Sing: From Advent to Christmas with George Herbert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Wounded I Sing is an Advent song for the soul which, with all the intensity of the minor key, plummets the depths of sorrow but emerges rejoicing.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford, England\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Herbert is widely regarded as the greatest devotional poet the world has known. Here Richard Harries introduces the poet and reflects on 24 of his greatest poems, six for each of the four weeks of Advent, including \"Redemption\", \"The Country Parson\" and \"The Temple\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach week focuses on a different theme: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeek 1: Winning the Heart\u003cbr\u003eWeek 2: Held by Christ\u003cbr\u003eWeek 3: Welcome\u003cbr\u003eWeek 4: All Praise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter each poem Richard Harries reflects on the poet's sense of the divine and draws out spiritual insights for the reader to think about as they prepare to celebrate Christ's appearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a book that readers will want to return to over and over again, whether during Advent or in any other season of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Harries FRSL ==================== Richard Harries is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Professor of Theology at King's College, London. On his retirement as Bishop of Oxford (1987-2006) he was made a life peer (Lord Harries of Pentregarth). He is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eHearing God in Poetry \u003c\/i\u003e(SPCK, 2021), \u003ci\u003eSeeing God in Art\u003c\/i\u003e (SPCK, 2022) and his moving autobiography \u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of a Soul: a life taken by surprise\u003c\/i\u003e (John Hunt 2023). \u003ci\u003eArt and the Beauty of God\u003c\/i\u003e (Continuum, 1993) was selected as book of the year by Anthony Burgess in \u003ci\u003eThe Observe\u003c\/i\u003er. A much loved voice on BBC's \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e programme, he has contributed to 'Thought for the Day' for more than 50 years.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893338509586,"sku":"9780281089420","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ef21fc4-90fe-40eb-a0fa-5af070537918.jpg?v=1738230602","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wounded-i-sing-from-advent-to-christmas-with-george-herbert-9780281089420","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}