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Publication Date: 16 Aug 2018
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Page Count: 176
Author: Jane Williams
ISBN-13: 9780281071692, 9780281071708

The Art of Advent

A Painting a Day from Advent to Epiphany
By Jane Williams
The Archbishop of York's Advent book for 2018
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Summary of The Art of Advent

Join Jane Williams on a journey from Advent to Epiphany, and discover the timeless wisdom to be found in some of the world’s greatest paintings.

Illustrated in full colour with nearly forty famous and lesser-known masterpieces of Western art, this beautiful book will lead you into a deeply prayerful response to all that these paintings convey to the discerning eye.
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About the Author of The Art of Advent

Jane Williams is Assistant Dean and Lecturer in Systematic Theology at St Mellitus College, London, and a visiting Lecturer at King's College London. Her recent books include Faces of Christ (Lion, 2011), Lectionary Reflections (SPCK, 2011) and Why did Jesus have to Die? (SPCK, 2016).
Press Reviews

A brilliant foundation for parish and small-group discussions, both during Advent and throughout the year.

- The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York

‘Dr Williams’ prose is erudite and engaging. . . What she does so exquisitely is to illumine, as only a teacher and theologian can, the things we may have missed or forgotten.’

- Reform

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