Rise Up, Shepherd!: Advent Reflections On The Spirituals

Valuable not only for their sublime musical expression, the African American spirituals give us profound insights into the human condition and the Christian life. Many focus on an essential scene of the Christian drama: the coming of God as the child in Bethlehem and as the hope of the world and the liberator of God's oppressed people. In these devotions for the season of Advent, Luke Powery leads the reader through the spirituals as they confront the mystery of incarnation and redemption. In Rise Up, Shepherd! each devotion features the lyrics of the spiritual, a reflection on the spiritual's meaning, a Scripture verse, and a brief prayer.

Author: Luke A. Powery

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Publication Date: Sep 09, 2017

Number of Pages: 112 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Religion

ISBN-10: 0664260322

ISBN-13: 9780664260323