A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 40 days with Jane Austen by Rachel Mann (Canterbury Press, £12.99 (Church Times SPECIAL OFFER PRICE £10.39); 978-1-78622-503-0). “Rachel Mann introduces Jane Austen, her world and her ideas, and, for each day of Lent, offers commentary on a short excerpt from her writing to explore how her faith can illuminate ours. She brings Jane's novels into conversation with biblical and spiritual ideas and also with today’s questions about class, sexuality and race.”Lent with the Beloved Disciple by Michael Marshall (Bloomsbury, £10.99 (Church Times SPECIAL OFFER PRICE £8.99); 978-1-3994-0493-8). “The 2024 Bloomsbury Lent Book invites you on a six-week journey in the company of the ‘beloved disciple’ as found in the narrative of the Gospel of St John. “Two renowned theologians open up the reality of God’s glory in this book, offering readers a dynamic foundation for glorifying God in the twenty-first century.

Source: The Times December 08, 2023 12:21 UTC