Places Along the Way - Softcover

Martin Marty is the author of more than fifty books, including A CRY OF ABSENCE, considered to be a modern spiritual classic. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, he is an ordained minister who taught at the University of Chicago for thirty-five years.

Micah Marty is one of today’s foremost photographers of the sacred, working exclusively in black-and-white. Previous books pairing his photographs with Martin Marty’s reflections ARE THE PROMISE OF WINTER, PLACES ALONG THE WAY, and OUR HOPE FOR YEARS TO COME.

This Marty father-and-son act is a don't-miss. The senior Marty, who has been challenging readers for years with concise commentary on religion and society, turns reflective in a book specifically structured for Lent. The theme is pilgrimage-physical and spiritual-and the 47 meditations (one for each day of Lent plus each of the season's Sundays) usher one from chaos/ creation to Galilee/resurrection. Son Micah's photographic artistry enhances the journey with pictures of these "places along the way." Handsomely produced on high-gloss paper, Places is a charming and appropriate gift for oneself, a friend or a parish library. Illustrations.
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