Seasonal Book Reviews
Books for Advent and Christmas 2020
2020 has been a momentous, dramatic and tragic year when it has been all too easy to succumb to gloom and depression. But as we journey into Advent, that encouraging season of mystery and expectation, we glimpse an inextinguishable light in the darkness as we prepare to celebrate the incarnation of Jesus Christ. The new books described below may help to sustain our journey.
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Light in the Darkness
Peter Sills
At home in Advent
Gordon Giles
The Glorious Journey
Liam Kelly
The Celtic Year
David Cole
37 Kings and a Budgerigar
Richard Littledale
Comfort and Joy
John Kibble (ed.)
Hearers of the Word
Kieran J O’Mahony OSA
Into the Heart of Advent
Penelope Wilcock
For Advent we also recommend two new books on the Psalms.
Let Everyone Find Their Voice
Lezley Stewart
Psalm Prayers
Stephen Cherry
Four outstanding books from Advent 2019
which you may have missed are still in print.
In the Bleak Midwinter
Rachel Mann
Image of the Invisible
Amy Scott Robinson
Freedom is Coming
Nick Baines
All Hail the Glorious Night and Other Christmas Poems
Kevin Carey