Jesus Through Medieval Eyes: Beholding Christ with the Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages

by Grace Hamman

Book Overview

Jesus through Medieval Eyes will take you on an exploration of medieval representations of Jesus in theology and literature.

Who is Jesus? What is he like? And who am I, encountering Jesus? These questions were just as important to Christians in the Middle Ages as they are today.

And yet--as C.S. Lewis noted--the modern church tends to forget that people of different cultures and times also thought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031014583X
• ISBN13: 9780310145837
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful and accessible

It's so good for Christians to be reminded that there is much faithfulness and complexity to be found in traditions outside our own. The C.S. Lewis quote at the beginning of the book (the one about reading old books) is my absolute favorite, and it works as a great framework through which to read about the medieval spirituality covered in Dr. Hamman's book.