Timothy Winter

«Romanos Julhymn är en av den ortodoxa kyrkans genom tiderna mest älskade hymner och dess inledning sjungs än i dag i julgudstjänsterna

Tomas av Celanos biografi kännetecknas av ingående kunskaper om Franciskus livshistoria

and culture is the world they create so they can live with that knowledge

Mary Magdalene: The Woman Whom Jesus Loved Julböcker unga Timothy WinterThe figure of Mary Magdalen has fascinated and perplexed people for centuries. She is portrayed in the Gospels as a neurotic woman, possibly with a past, yet she is the first to encounter the risen Christ and he charges her with the responsibility of proclaiming the resurrection. She is therefore Christianity's first evangelist a difficult concept for churches with exclusively male hierarchies who prefer to think of her as just a reformed prostitute.