Loosening the Roots of Compassion: Meditations for Holy Week and Eastertide
by Aitken, Ellen BradshawFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-01-23
Publisher(s): Cowley Pubns
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Summary
The guiding principle of the meditations is that the contemplation of Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection 'loosens' the roots of compassion within our own hearts.
Author Biography
Ellen Bradshaw Aitken is Associate Professor of Early Christian History and Literature at McGill University
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Remembering the Resurrection: From Palm Sunday to Easter Day | |
| Jesus Our Light: Palm Sunday | p. 3 |
| A Rock of Refuge: Maundy Thursday | p. 13 |
| Abiding in the Cross: Good Friday | p. 23 |
| Self-Giving Love: Good Friday | p. 33 |
| A Good Soaking: Easter Day | p. 41 |
| Resurrection Words: The First Week of Easter | |
| On the Threshold: Monday in Easter Week | p. 51 |
| Easter Tears: Tuesday in Easter Week | p. 57 |
| Mystery Meeting Mystery: Wednesday in Easter Week | p. 63 |
| Have You Anything Here to Eat?: Thursday in Easter Week | p. 69 |
| A Riot of Fish: Friday in Easter Week | p. 75 |
| Loosening the Roots: Saturday in Easter Week | p. 81 |
| Incorporating the Resurrection | |
| Longing and Abiding: Tuesday in Easter Week | p. 89 |
| Ask and Receive: The Second Sunday of Easter | p. 99 |
| The Pathways of Grace | p. 109 |
| Notes | p. 121 |
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