We thought some readers might find themselves subject to a few “fits and starts” at the beginning of Lent, to borrow Fr. Calvin Lane’s fine and recent phrase about faltering Lenten discipline. So, herewith, a few book ideas for those of you still struggling to find the “perfect” volume. You’ll notice a some commonalities (Rowan Williams, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Joseph Ratzinger, Gary Anderson) and surprising divergences.
John Bauerschmidt
- Billy Collins, Horoscopes for the Dead
- Gerhard von Rad, Deuteronomy
- Ephraim Radner, Hope among the Fragments
Charlie Clauss
- Rowan Williams, The Lion’s World: A Journey into the Heart of Narnia
Stewart Clem
- Markus Rathey, Bach’s Major Vocal Works: Music, Drama, Liturgy
- Calvin Stapert, My Only Comfort: Death, Deliverance, and Discipline in the Music of Bach
Zachary Guiliano
- Hans Urs von Balthasar, Mysterium Paschale: The Mystery of Easter, trans. by Aidan Nichols
- Joseph Ratzinger, Jesus of Nazareth
- Justin Welby, Dethroning Mammon
Benjamin Guyer
- Psalms
Cole Hartin
- George Herbert, The Temple
- St. Macarius the Spiritbearer: Coptic Texts Relating to St. Macarius the Great, translation by Tim Vivian
Wesley Hill
- Christopher Ash, Job: The Wisdom of the Cross
- Rowan Williams, The Sign and the Sacrifice: The Meaning of the Cross and Resurrection
Jordan Hillebert
- Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love
- Rowan Williams, The Sign and the Sacrifice: The Meaning of the Cross and Resurrection
Richard Kew
- Julia Baird, Victoria: The Queen.
- Douglas Harink, 1 & 2 Peter, Brazos Theological Commentary
- John Moorman, History of the Church in England (3rd edition)
Calvin Lane
- Thomas à Kempis, The Complete Imitation of Christ, translation and commentary by Fr. John Julian, OJN
Jean Meade
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Neal Michell
- C.H. Dodd, Benefits of His Passion
- Niall Ferguson, The Rise and Decline of the British Empire
- David Goodhew (ed.), Growth and Decline in the Anglican Communion, 1980 to the Present
- Mark Schweizer, The Alto Wore Tweed
Jonathan Mitchican
- Alexander Schmemann, Great Lent: Journey to Pascha
- P. Mellick Belshaw, Lent with Evelyn Underhill
Bryan Owen
- N.T. Wright, The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion
Andrew Petiprin
- Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of the Seven Gables
- Roger Scruton, On Human Nature
Sarah Puryear
- Tim Muldoon, The Ignatian Workout for Lent: 40 Days of Prayer, Reflection, and Action
Joey Royal
- Gary Anderson, Charity: The Place of the Poor in the Biblical Tradition
- Gary Anderson, Sin: A History
Christopher Yoder
- Rowan Williams, The Sign and the Sacrifice: The Meaning of the Cross and Resurrection.
Paul Wheatley
- Gary Anderson, Sin: A History
- Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion
Clint Wilson
- Hans Urs von Balthasar, Mysterium Paschale: The Mystery of Easter, translation by Aidan Nichols
- Joseph Ratzinger, Jesus of Nazareth
- Donna Schaper (ed.), 40-Day Journey with Howard Thurman