The Life of Our Lord - Softcover

Dickens, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664256805 ISBN 13: 9780664256807

Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1981

Synopsis

This, the last work of Charles Dickens to be published, is a beautiful retelling of the Gospel account of Jesus. Originally handwritten by Dickens for his own children, this inspiring account was created in order that they might know more of the story Dickens called "the best that ever was or will be known in the world."

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Review:

Reverend Frederick Buechner

author of "On the Road with the Archangel" and "Listening to Your Life"

Perhaps the most touching aspect of Charles Dickens's "The Life of Our Lord" is how in it he sets all his literary powers aside and tells the Gospel story in the simple, artless language of any father telling it to his children. It is not surprising, remembering his own troubled childhood as he was surely remembering it himself, that he sums up the Christian message by saying that it is to do good even to those who do evil to us and to be always gentle, merciful, and forgiving.

Reverend Frederick Buechner author of "On the Road with the Archangel" and "Listening to Your Life" Perhaps the most touching aspect of Charles Dickens's "The Life of Our Lord" is how in it he sets all his literary powers aside and tells the Gospel story in the simple, artless language of any father telling it to his children. It is not surprising, remembering his own troubled childhood as he was surely remembering it himself, that he sums up the Christian message by saying that it is to do good even to those who do evil to us and to be always gentle, merciful, and forgiving.

Reverend Frederick Buechner author of On the Road with the Archangel and Listening to Your Life Perhaps the most touching aspect of Charles Dickens's The Life of Our Lord is how in it he sets all his literary powers aside and tells the Gospel story in the simple, artless language of any father telling it to his children. It is not surprising, remembering his own troubled childhood as he was surely remembering it himself, that he sums up the Christian message by saying that it is to do good even to those who do evil to us and to be always gentle, merciful, and forgiving.

About the Author:

Charles Dickens is one of the most enduring and popular novelists of all time. He authored a number of classic works, including Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0664256805
• ISBN 13: 9780664256807
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238