num_pages: 176
description: Christmas can be a time of joy but also of tears memory and prayer. Celebration does not always come easily. In twenty-five illustrated daily readings we commune with Scripture and the wounded artists that gave the world masterpieces of hope: Gauguin Tissot Caravaggio Tanner Delacroix van Gogh Drer. Weve heard the names. We recognize the paintings. But do we know the artists? They were flawed and often troubled people: a widower that saw a vision of Christ; a murderer who painted himself as Peter; a grieving father that drew his sons as Jesus and John; an orphan who saw his salvation in the Holy Family. Despite their woundsperhaps because of themthese artists achieved the sublime. Their humanity inspires us. Based on the latest research in history and grief Wounded in Spirit returns us to where Christian art began. From mourning in Roman catacombs to works of the masters we join the worlds great religious artists on their pilgrimages of hope and brokenness. In their wounds in our wounds we may once again encounter God with us.
language: English
title: Wounded in Spirit: Advent Art and Meditations: A 25-Day Illustrated Advent Devotional for the Grieving with Scriptures and Stories Drawn from the Works and Lives of Artists, Poets, and Theologians
publisher: Paraclete Press