The Nail by The Most Revd And Rt Hon Stephen Cottrell

The Nail by The Most Revd And Rt Hon Stephen Cottrell

This Lent book offers imaginative reflections on Christ's crucifixion. Each of the seven chapters is focused on a different key character, who describes his or her experience of the Passion. The nails used to crucify Christ are used as a jumping off point for their reflections. Each character considers the questions, 'who killed Christ' and 'who was responsible?' Each chapter includes a Biblical passage, a meditative hymn, a reflection from the point of view of the character, and a short prayer. The book finishes with practical suggestions on how the book can be used as a Lent study course. It is ideal for individual reflection or group study, and can also readily be adapted for use as a Good Friday liturgy.

The voices are engaging and familiar: the centurion is - appropriately from the pen of the Bishop of Chelmsford - a stereotypical Essex Man, rough and uncouth, but impressed by Jesus in spite of himselfPilate talks in the tone of a dessicated philosophy don, analysing the nature of truth and meaningful statements. Caiaphas is a senior politician, pompously aware of his status and his responsibility to take the long view. * Church Times *
. . . worth its weight in gold . . . powerful and emotive. * Expository Times *
. . . short . . . powerful and moving. * The Reader *

Stephen Cottrell is the Bishop of Chelmsford, serving Essex and East London. He is a well-known writer and speaker on evangelism, spirituality and catechesis. He is married to Rebecca and they have three boys.

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ISBN 13	9780281066353
ISBN 10	0281066353
Title	The Nail
Author	The Most Revd And Rt Hon Stephen Cottrell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SPCK Publishing
Year published	2011-11-17
Number of pages	96
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