During the Christmas season this year, the Emerging Scholars Network is posting works by Christina Rossetti. As a thoughtful poet who engaged deeply with faith, Rossetti wrote a number of poems about the church calendar. Her imagery is rich and thoughtful, and we hope this poetry helps you to reflect on what it means to celebrate Christ's birth. This Sunday before Epiphany we share one of Rossetti's reflections on Epiphanytide. For material from our archives on Advent click here. To God be the glory! - Hannah … [Read more...] about Annul Our Ruined Past: Epiphany
Christina Rossetti
Love Came Down at Christmas: Christmas Day
During the Christmas season this year, the Emerging Scholars Network is posting works by Christina Rossetti. As a thoughtful poet who engaged deeply with faith, Rossetti wrote a number of poems about the church calendar. Her imagery is rich and thoughtful, and we hope this poetry helps you to reflect on what it means to celebrate Christ's birth. For material from our archives on Advent click here. To God be the glory! - Hannah … [Read more...] about Love Came Down at Christmas: Christmas Day
Earth, Strike Up Your Music: Christmas Eve
During the Christmas season this year, the Emerging Scholars Network is posting works by Christina Rossetti. As a thoughtful poet who engaged deeply with faith, Rossetti wrote a number of poems about the church calendar. Her imagery is rich and thoughtful, and we hope this poetry helps you to reflect on what it means to celebrate Christ's birth. For material from our archives on Advent click here. To God be the glory! - Hannah … [Read more...] about Earth, Strike Up Your Music: Christmas Eve
It May Be At the Midnight: Fourth Sunday of Advent
During the Sundays of Advent this year, the Emerging Scholars Network is posting works by Christina Rossetti. As a thoughtful poet who engaged deeply with faith, Rossetti wrote a number of poems about the church calendar. In the Advent poems we share here, she engages with the traditional idea of Advent as both remembering Christ's first coming and waiting for His second. Her imagery is rich and thoughtful, and we hope this poetry helps you to reflect on what it means to wait for Christ. For material from our … [Read more...] about It May Be At the Midnight: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Earth Grown Old: Third Week of Advent
During the Sundays of Advent this year, the Emerging Scholars Network will be posting works by Christina Rossetti. As a thoughtful poet who engaged deeply with faith, Rossetti wrote a number of poems about the church calendar. In the Advent poems we share here, she engages with the traditional idea of Advent as both remembering Christ's first coming and waiting for His second. Her imagery is rich and thoughtful, and we hope this poetry helps you to reflect on what it means to wait for Christ. We can only share part of … [Read more...] about Earth Grown Old: Third Week of Advent