The Work of Christmas - Epperly, Bruce G
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Let us begin the work of Christmas! This book is a celebration of the twelve days of Christmas, offering us a chance to dwell on the meaning of the season in dialog with the wisdom of one of America's greatest mystics and activists, Howard Thurman. Thurman knew that Christmas always begins in darkness-the darkness of the womb, the darkness of human violence and oppression, the darkness of hopelessness. In Christmas, Thurman reminds us, a light shines even in the darkness, and this light will never be defeated. God's light streams into the most unexpected places-a stable, among foreign magi…mehr

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Let us begin the work of Christmas! This book is a celebration of the twelve days of Christmas, offering us a chance to dwell on the meaning of the season in dialog with the wisdom of one of America's greatest mystics and activists, Howard Thurman. Thurman knew that Christmas always begins in darkness-the darkness of the womb, the darkness of human violence and oppression, the darkness of hopelessness. In Christmas, Thurman reminds us, a light shines even in the darkness, and this light will never be defeated. God's light streams into the most unexpected places-a stable, among foreign magi from another religious tradition, and in the varieties of human culture and ethnicity. Just a little light can transform the darkness and help us anxious pilgrims find our way. During the twelve days of Christmas, our goal is to experience God's light, despite the temptation to close our hearts in a world too often characterized by racism, sexism, polarization, nationalism, and exclusion. This season asks us instead to open our hearts and our lives, so that throughout the year ahead, we may be light-bearers, carrying the message of Divine justice and hope, making it come alive even in the darkest corners of the world. ¿This is the year-round work of Christmas!
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Autorenporträt
Bruce Epperly is Theologian in Residence at Westmoreland United Church of Christ, Bethesda, MD. Over the past four decades, he has served as a seminary and university professor and administrator, university chaplain, and congregational pastor. He is the author of over eighty books, including Saving Progressive Christianity to Save the Planet; Jesus: Mystic, Healer, and Prophet; Homegrown Mystics: Renewing the Soul of Our Nation through the Healing Wisdom of America's Visionaries; and Whitehead and Teilhard: Metaphysics, Mysticism, and Mission.