Book Review

I received The Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister from Thomas Nelson Publishers for review.

I was excited to receive this book because, with the exception of a few, I don't know of many books that go through the liturgical year. There was nothing on the front of the book (which was all I had to go on when selecting) that this was a distinctly Catholic book. (And, for any Catholic readers, please know that that isn't a "knock" just simply something that folks should be aware of :). )

The book does a good job of going through the entire year and of explaining each. In addition to Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter there is a chapter on Paschaltide, Models and Heroes, and Marian Feasts.

I am somewhat familiar with the liturgical year, however, there were many things in this book for which I had no point of reference because they were distinctly Catholic. This book is marketed to a broad "Christian" audience though. I think that marketing perhaps makes assumptions of knowledge that isn't there for most non-Catholics.

This book is part of a series from Thomas Nelson called The Ancient Practices Series which includes not only this book but also: The Sacred Meal, Tithing, Sabbath, and Fasting (among several others).

My thanks to Thomas Nelson for sending me this book in exchange for my review.