Roots and Fruit: An Introduction to the Christian Faith is a book of poems for those who wonder what Christianity is all about.
In these pages, the reader will encounter the most important stories from the Bible: God's creation of the world, the fall of humanity, God's salvation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and more. In these stories, we meet great heroes and heroines of the Christian faith: Joseph, Moses, Mary, John, and others.
Paralleling the biblical stories are explanations of how these stories form the beliefs and practices of Christians, from the doctrines of the Trinity and the incarnation to practices like prayer and communion.
__________________________________
Timothy E. G. Bartel is a poet and professor from California. His poems, translations, and essays have appeared in Christianity and Literature, First Things, The Hopkins Review, Modern Age, and elsewhere. Timothy is the author of four collections of poetry and three volumes of essays, most recently The Poets and the Fathers: Theology and Poetry from Gregory Nazianzus to Scott Cairns. Timothy lives with his family in Houston, where he serves as Professor of Great Texts and Theology at Saint Constantine College.
PRE-ORDERS will receieve their book orders on or before release date which is January 24th.
Roots and Fruit: An Introduction to the Christian Faith is a book of poems for those who wonder what Christianity is all about.
In these pages, the reader will encounter the most important stories from the Bible: God's creation of the world, the fall of humanity, God's salvation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and more. In these stories, we meet great heroes and heroines of the Christian faith: Joseph, Moses, Mary, John, and others.
Paralleling the biblical stories are explanations of how these stories form the beliefs and practices of Christians, from the doctrines of the Trinity and the incarnation to practices like prayer and communion.
__________________________________
Timothy E. G. Bartel is a poet and professor from California. His poems, translations, and essays have appeared in Christianity and Literature, First Things, The Hopkins Review, Modern Age, and elsewhere. Timothy is the author of four collections of poetry and three volumes of essays, most recently The Poets and the Fathers: Theology and Poetry from Gregory Nazianzus to Scott Cairns. Timothy lives with his family in Houston, where he serves as Professor of Great Texts and Theology at Saint Constantine College.
PRE-ORDERS will receieve their book orders on or before release date which is January 24th.
