A Just Passion - (Paperback)

About the Book

Lent is the opportune season to confront injustice as we contemplate Christ's suffering together. This collection of Lenten devotions from IVP authors includes short readings, breath prayers, and Scripture passages from the First Nations Version to guide readers through a six-week journey of repentance, lament, worship, and healing.

Book Synopsis

A Collection of Lenten Devotions from IVP Authors

Injustice is rampant around us. It is also present within us. To better confront oppression in the world, we must own that reality and look to Christ our liberator. Lent is the opportune time for this as we contemplate his suffering together.

With selections from a diverse range of IVP books, A Just Passion has been curated to hold in tension the immense weight and hope of the Lenten season. This collection of short readings, breath prayers, and Scripture passages from the First Nations Version guides readers through a six-week journey of repentance, lament, worship, and healing.

About the Author

Cindy Bunch is vice president for InterVarsity Press editorial where she acquires and develops books on spiritual formation. She is also the author of Be Kind to Yourself as well as a number of LifeGuide(R) Bible studies. Cindy is a trained spiritual director and lives with her husband in the Chicago area.

Terry M. Wildman (Ojibwe and Yaqui) is the lead translator, general editor, and project manager of the First Nations Version. He is the founder of Rain Ministries and serves as the director of spiritual growth and leadership development for Native InterVarsity.

Tish Harrison Warren is the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in the Night. She is a weekly contributing newsletter writer for the New York Times and writes a monthly column for Christianity Today.

Sheila Wise Rowe is a writer, speaker, and spiritual director who has ministered to abuse and trauma survivors for over twenty-five years. She is the author of Healing Racial Trauma and Young, Gifted, and Black.

Ruth Haley Barton is founder of the Transforming Center and a seasoned spiritual director. She is the author of many books including Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, Sacred Rhythms, and Invitation to Solitude and Silence.