Love Set Free

Love Set Free
Author: Martin L. Smith
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819228125

A Lenten devotional by a celebrated author, well known in the United States and Great BritainWhen is love not mixed up with something else? Love and the desire to possess, love and the need to control, love and the need to be needed, love and the lust to absorb, love and condescension, love and narcissism. In this short book of meditations on the Passion according to Saint John, Martin L. Smith shows how, in the Christian mystery, love itself must be crucified and die to be reborn as the grace of communion...as love set free. Love Set Free has strong recognition in Episcopal/Anglican circles as a series of meditations designed for use as lectio and suitable for Lent or Holy Week.

On the Passion of Christ

On the Passion of Christ
Author: Thomas A' Kempis
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2010-09-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1681493640

A perfect complement to the movie, The Passion of The Christ, this book presents reflections that will enable the reader to focus deeply on the true meaning of the Passion. In his famous spiritual classic, The Imitation of Christ, Thomas À Kempis reminds the reader that in order to become a follower of Christ one must imitate his life, and to accomplish this he adds: "Let it then be our main concern to meditate on the life of Jesus Christ. It is impossible to imitate Christ without first knowing him, and the best way of getting to know him is by meditating on his life as it is described in the four Gospels." Thus, in this wonderful meditation book, perfect for Lent, or any time of the year, the great spiritual writer and monk gives profound, short reflections on Gospel passages about the passion and death of Christ. Each chapter, focusing on a specific aspect of the Passion of Our Lord, gives a prayer, a meditation and spiritual advice and closes with another short prayer. Very much in the same style as his The Imitation of Christ, this book covers the entire Passion, and makes great spiritual reading for anyone. Illustrated.

Passion According to St. John (1772)

Passion According to St. John (1772)
Author: Carl Bach
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2017-02-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781543057355

The Passion according to St. John (H 785) is the first setting of this Gospel, and incorporates J.S. Bach's chorus, "Ruht wohl." This edition includes a complete English translation of the German text.

Passion According to St. John (1784)

Passion According to St. John (1784)
Author: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-03-02
Genre:
ISBN:

C.P.E. Bach's fourth St. John Passion was first performed during Lent 1784 in Hamburg.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion (BWV 245): A Theological Commentary

Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion (BWV 245): A Theological Commentary
Author: Andreas Loewe
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004272364

This Theological Commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion in its entirety, both the words and the music. Bach’s oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology. The commentary explains the Biblical and poetic text, and its musical setting, line by line. Bach’s Passion is shown to be the work of a master craftsman and trained theologian, in the collaborative and cultural milieu of eighteenth-century, Lutheran Leipzig. For the first time, this work makes much German scholarship available in English, including archival sources, and includes a new scholarly translation of the libretto. The musical and theological terms are explained, to enable an interdisciplinary understanding of the Passion’s meaning and continued significance.