Product Description

Frances Young explores the ways in which the earliest
theologians and preachers read the Bible, and seeks to recover a sense of
the importance of the spiritual meaning of the text, as much as the literal
or historic meaning. She attempts to bridge a gap between the work of
biblical scholars and what is practised and believed by faithful
church-goers, by drawing on the wisdom of the church Fathers and exploring
their relationship with scripture.

Brokenness and Blessing brings together Frances Young's years of work as a
scholar in the field of Biblical Studies, and as a preacher, as well as her
personal experiences of caring for a son with profound learning
disabilities and her journey with him. What emerges is a spirituality which
offers both a realistic view of the human condition as well as `the
wonderful gift of grace which brings hope of transformation'.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #232630 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-21
• Formats: Abridged, Audiobook, Box set, Illustrated, Large Print
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
FRANCES M. YOUNG is Emeritus Professor of the University of
Birmingham, and Honorary Fellow of Sarum College and an ordained minister
of the Methodist Church. The author of many books on patristics, she
received the OBE in 1998 for services to Theology and is a Fellow of the
British Academy.