{"product_id":"ancient-christian-devotional-lectionary-cycle-c-paperback","title":"Ancient Christian Devotional: Lectionary Cycle C - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCindy Crosby\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThomas C. Oden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy allowing us to read holy writings with ancient eyes, the church fathers help us drink deeply from the only water that can give us true life. A follow-up to the previous \u003ci\u003eAncient Christian Devotional, \u003c\/i\u003e which follows lectionary cycle A, this devotional guide follows lectionary cycle C, which begins in Advent 2009. This guide to prayer and reflection combines excerpts from the writings of the church fathers as found in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture with a simple structure for daily or weekly reading and prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are fifty-two weeks of readings following the weekly lectionary cycle C, which you can read through in order or by thematic interest. Each day you will also find a simple opening and closing prayer drawn from the prayers and hymns of the ancient church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome and find the deep nourishment God offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas C. Oden (1931-2016), was the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and the Ancient Christian Doctrine series as well as the author of \u003ci\u003eClassic Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, a revision of his three-volume systematic theology. His books also include \u003ci\u003eThe African Memory of Mark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEarly Libyan Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow Africa Shaped the Christian Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and he also served as the Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at the Graduate School and The Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCindy Crosby\u003c\/b\u003e is a speaker and the author of five books, including \u003ci\u003eBy Willoway Brook: Exploring the Landscape of Prayer.\u003c\/i\u003e Together with Thomas Oden, she compiled the other two volumes of the \u003ci\u003eAncient Christian Devotional\u003c\/i\u003e (for lectionary cycles A and C).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863882268960,"sku":"9780830835287","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/PjaTNWE0Wd9780830835287.webp?v=1781641420","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ancient-christian-devotional-lectionary-cycle-c-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}