Death on a Friday Afternoon
Subtitle: Meditations on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: February 5, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780465049332
First sentence: Perhaps you are reading this in the summertime, or in autumn, or in the dead of winter.
Description: "Numerous writers and composers have been captivated by the suggestiveness of Jesus' Seven Last Words. But Richard John Neuhaus's sustained exploration of these utterances is something altogether different. Through them he plumbs the depths of human experience and sets forth the central narrative of Western civilization-the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ-in a way that engages the attention of believers, unbelievers, and those who are not sure what they believe. Death on a Friday Afternoon is an invitation to the reader into a spiritual and intellectual exploration of the dark side of human experience with the promise of light and life on the far side of darkness." -- from publisher's website.