Lent has begun. Those seeking Lenten resources might wish to visit the following places:
- The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand has Lenten resources available including services and meditations and Lenten Bible studies.
- The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne has published Walking with Jesus through Lent.
- The PC(USA) is promoting Like a Seed.
- Last year, I prepared some Lenten Studies on The Seven Words of the Cross, and some Lenten images on The Stations of the Cross. I have also previously-posted material here.
- Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul’s Narrative Soteriology by Michael Gorman.
- At the Cross: Meditations on People Who Were There by Richard Bauckham & Trevor Hart.
- Cross-Shattered Christ: Meditations on the Seven Last Words by Stanley Hauerwas.
- Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday by Alan E. Lewis.
- Lent and Easter Wisdom from G.K. Chesterton: Daily Scripture and Prayers Together with G.K. Chesterton’s Own Words by The Center for the Study of C.S. Lewis and Friends.
- Lent and Holy Week by Thomas Merton.
- Death on a Friday Afternoon: Meditations on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross by Richard John Neuhaus
- Show Me the Way: Daily Lenten Readings by Henri Nouwen.
- Seven Lasting Words: Jesus Speaks from the Cross by Christopher R. Seitz.
- Mysterium Paschale: The Mystery of Easter by Hans Urs von Balthasar.
- Leviticus (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by Gordon J. Wenham.
- Lent for Everyone: Luke Year C by Tom Wright.
- Christ on Trial: How the Gospel Unsettles Our Judgement by Rowan Williams.
- Resurrection: Interpreting the Easter Gospel by Rowan Williams.
- Also worth (re)visiting are Williams’ Lent books for the last three years: Life Conquers Death: Meditations on the Garden, the Cross, and the Tree of Life by John Arnold (2008); Why Go to Church?: The Drama of the Eucharist by Timothy Radcliffe (2009); and Our Sound Is Our Wound: Contemplative Listening to a Noisy World by Lucy Winkett (2010).
Hi Jason,
Wonder if I might recommend a personal favourite?
Jerabek’s Lenten reading plans are available for download: http://www.lovethechurch.com/lent/
He has four – most of them markedly Catholic, but the Church Fathers reading plan is a magnificent tour de force: by day 40 the reader would have read significant chunks of 10 Fathers, and the recommended time to commit to reading is only around 15 minutes.
Best Wishes
Ollie
Great stuff. Thanks Ollie. I’ll add it to the list.
That Lenten reading plan (by Jerabek) really is great, thanks for the link.
The Lenten Studies On the Seven Words of The Cross, is good stuff, a must read!
And of course there’s Maggi Dawn’s excellent 2009 publication by BRF – Giving it All Up: Daily Bible Readings from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday (pp. 212)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Giving-Up-Readings-Wednesday-Easter/dp/1841016802/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266602591&sr=1-1
Thanks for the list Jason, there’s some great resources on it.
Paul
Thanks Paul.