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Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there s a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping-mall frenzy and examine the deeper meaning of the season. Here are thoughtful reflections by many of the most respected Christian writers.

• Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Annie Dillard, Thomas Merton, C.S. Lewis, Henri J.M. Nouwen, John Donne, Meister Eckhart, Dorothy Day, Thomas Stearns Eliot, Edith Stein, Thomas Aquinas, Philip Yancey
• Year: 2001
• Pages: 344
• ISBN: 9780874869170