Title: Advent and Christmas
Description: Why is Christmas so precious to Indian Dalit communities?
What does it mean to be an Advent people in Haiti?
How might a South Pacific Islander reflect on 'the World was made flesh'?
Where will you see Christmas in Rio de Janeiro?
What of Christmas for a single mum dying of cancer?
What can we learn from the nativity narratives to enrich our life of prayer?

These are some of the questions addresses here by writers of widely different experiences and cultures. They challenge us to see beneath a comfortable approach to Christmas, to recognize Christ among the poor and those who suffer. Yet they are by no means 'kill-joys'. They also share with us something of the joy and fun of celebration in each context. --Cover
Subjects: Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent
Places: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Haïti, South Pacific Islands