A Violent Grace - by Michael Card (Paperback)

About the Book

For many years Michael Card has reflected on the person and work of Jesus through music. This new live recording brings together many of his most memorable songs, from "Known by the Scars" to "Love Crucified Arose." An essential companion to Card's book A Violent Grace.

Book Synopsis

Jesus was condemned . . . so we could be set free.He was wounded . . . so we can be healed.He died . . . so we might have life.Michael Card has been using music to plumb the depths of Christian teaching for over 30 years. After 30 albums, 5 Dove awards and 20 #1 hits--"Emmanuel" and "El Shaddai" among them--Card's capacity to breathe new life into ancient things is well known.In this new release--recorded live in 2010 in Houston, Texas--Card brings together many of his most memorable songs, from "Known by the Scars" to "Love Crucified Arose" in an extended musical meditation on the mystery of the cross. An ideal companion for Lent, this live session includes must-have takes of new and classic Michael Card songs from Invitation to Awe, The Life and more.

Review Quotes

"With dramatic and cinematic lyrics and riviting prose, we are eyewitnesses, Scripture becomes flesh for us to see and feel and touch, to steph into and experience. Much like Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion, Card's book and CD stop us in our tracks and ask, even demand, a selah. To read through the book and share the life and death of Christ with others during Lent, and then experience the CD as a musical, during Holy Week, would be a truly rewarding and deepening journey for a community of believers."

About the Author

Michael Card is an award-winning musician and performing artist. His many books include A Fragile Stone, Inexpressible, The Nazarene, and the Biblical Imagination Series on the four Gospels.