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Beauty and Brokenness: Compassion and the Kingdom of God
Martin Lloyd Williams
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Description for Beauty and Brokenness: Compassion and the Kingdom of God
Paperback. Explores the way we think about the relationship between creation and humanity, their brokenness and beauty and, in this connection, compassion, faith and power. This work uses Mantegna's painting "Presentation at the Temple", which is a traditional Madonna and Child composition except that the infant Jesus is depicted as a child with Downs. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
"Beauty and Brokenness" explores the way we think about the relationship between creation and humanity, their respective brokenness and beauty and, in this connection, compassion (both as God's righteous indignation and meaning 'to suffer with'), faith and power. The author's thinking in this area began when his son was born with Downs Syndrome thirteen years ago, and has continued developing in the last twelve months as his wife has been left physically disabled from the effects of a brain tumour. He uses as a starting point, Mantegna's painting "Presentation at the Temple", which is, in many respects, a traditional Madonna ... Read more
"Beauty and Brokenness" explores the way we think about the relationship between creation and humanity, their respective brokenness and beauty and, in this connection, compassion (both as God's righteous indignation and meaning 'to suffer with'), faith and power. The author's thinking in this area began when his son was born with Downs Syndrome thirteen years ago, and has continued developing in the last twelve months as his wife has been left physically disabled from the effects of a brain tumour. He uses as a starting point, Mantegna's painting "Presentation at the Temple", which is, in many respects, a traditional Madonna ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780281058587
SKU
V9780281058587
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About Martin Lloyd Williams
THE REVD MARTIN LLOYD WILLIAMS is rector of St Michaels' with St Paul's, Bath, and a regular speaker on the subject of disability and theology.
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