{"product_id":"the-art-of-lent-a-painting-a-day-from-ash-wednesday-to-easter-by-wendy-beckett","title":"The Art of Lent: A Painting a Day from Ash Wednesday to Easter by Wendy Beckett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis delightful book describes and interprets a series of forty full-color paintings for each day of Lent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Artists often address subjects that our culture seeks to avoid, and the brilliant and perceptive reflections from nun and art historian Sister Wendy Beckett will help you to read these paintings with a more discerning eye and encounter deeper levels of spiritual meaning than may at first appear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsh Wednesday: Repentance\u003cbr\u003eThursday: Forgiveness\u003cbr\u003eFriday: Humility\u003cbr\u003eSaturday: Purification\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek One: Silence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonday: Profound silence\u003cbr\u003eTuesday: Desiring silence\u003cbr\u003eWednesday: Beyond Babel\u003cbr\u003eThursday: Meditative silence\u003cbr\u003eFriday: A paradox\u003cbr\u003eSaturday: Silence and time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek Two: Contemplation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonday: Into the light\u003cbr\u003eTuesday: Manifestation\u003cbr\u003eWednesday: The still mind\u003cbr\u003eThursday: A rich emptiness\u003cbr\u003eFriday: Amid the chaos\u003cbr\u003eSaturday: A still life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek Three: Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonday: Finding a balance\u003cbr\u003eTuesday: The illusion of peace\u003cbr\u003eWednesday: Choosing peace\u003cbr\u003eThursday: Isolation\u003cbr\u003eFriday: Conditional peace\u003cbr\u003eSaturday: A meaningful life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek Four: Joy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonday: Choosing joy\u003cbr\u003eTuesday: Joy in infancy\u003cbr\u003eWednesday: Embracing joy\u003cbr\u003eThursday: Lost in time\u003cbr\u003eFriday: Radiant truth\u003cbr\u003eSaturday: Beyond experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek Five: Confidence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonday: A vision\u003cbr\u003eTuesday: Joyful confidence\u003cbr\u003eWednesday: Inner tranquility\u003cbr\u003eThursday: Courage\u003cbr\u003eFriday: A bright fortress\u003cbr\u003eSaturday: Absolute trust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeek Six: Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonday: Tender reverence\u003cbr\u003eTuesday: Chasing the butterfly\u003cbr\u003eWednesday: Forgetting self\u003cbr\u003eMaundy Thursday: No greater love\u003cbr\u003eGood Friday: Passionate sacrifice\u003cbr\u003eHoly Saturday: Radiant expectation\u003cbr\u003eEaster Day: Resurrection\u003cbr\u003eCopyright acknowledgement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"For those who want to appreciate the spirituality behind some of the world's greatest works of art, this book will be hugely inspiring--not only during Lent but at any time of the year.\"--Janina Ramirez, art historian and broadcaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister Wendy Beckett\u003c\/strong\u003e (1930-2018) was a Carmelite nun and art historian who became world famous in the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC documentaries on the history of painting. She studied for her degree in English at St. Anne's College, Oxford, where she graduated with highest honors. After teaching in South Africa, she returned to England in 1970 to live a fully contemplative life under the protection of a Carmelite monastery in Norfolk. She was the author of over thirty books on Christian art, including the internationally bestselling book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of Painting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIVP Formatio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eFebruary 15, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.3\" H x 6.2\" L x 5.4\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e112 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Longleaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54291134447910,"sku":"gao1793778571995","price":11.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/9103\/9782\/files\/the-art-of-lent-a-painting-a-day-from-ash-wednesday-to-easter-by-wendy-beckett_1.jpg?v=1793778578","url":"https:\/\/toeboxroomyfit.shop\/products\/the-art-of-lent-a-painting-a-day-from-ash-wednesday-to-easter-by-wendy-beckett","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}