The Undoing of Death: Sermons for Holy Week and Easter [Hardcover]

Fleming Rutledge (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 080283969X | ISBN-13: 978-0802839695 | Publication Date: January 2002

The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus comprise the two-part event at the heart of the Christian story. Because of its unique meaning and the intense emotions it invokes, Holy Week brings high expectations on the part of congregations and places unusual demands on those who deliver the messages. It takes a specially gifted preacher to communicate the profundity of Christs Passion and its supreme relevance for our contemporary world. Fleming Rutledge is just such a preacher. Heralded by congregations and peers alike as one of todays most compelling and powerful Christian voices, Mrs. Rutledge is also a best-selling author whose previous collections of sermons have touched readers deeply. This new volume, representing twenty-five years of Holy Week and Easter preaching, offers a wide-ranging vision of the Cross and Resurrection that will inform and inspire committed believers and serious seekers alike. Divided into seven sections that progress through Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Good Friday to Easter and on through Eastertide, these sermons incorporate the biblical themes of sacrifice for sin, vicarious suffering, victory over evil and death, and the new creation arising out of eternal love. Many of these sermons are brand-new; others - especially those for Good Friday - have been rethought and reworked over a period of years. None have ever been published before. All of them consistently display Mrs. Rutledges startling ability to bridge the message of the ancient biblical texts with the distinct needs of modern people. Intellectually engaging, pastorally wise, and beautifully written, The Undoing of Death is accented with thirty-three artistic masterpieces depicting the events of Holy Week, making it a feast for the eye as well as the soul.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This outstanding sermon collection by Rutledge reflects 26 years of preaching during Holy Week and Easter. Some of the sermons have been revised and reworked for publication; all are in print here for the first time. The collection focuses more heavily on Holy Week than on Easter Sunday itself, which is represented by just two sermons. Rutledge is to be commended for including sermons for the oft-neglected Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week, as well as messages for Eastertide, the "Great Fifty Days" that follow Christ's resurrection. Although fellow preachers will pore over her words to gather ideas for their own homilies, the general reader will also profit from these sermons, which are full of anecdotes and powerful insights into biblical passages.
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"This outstanding sermon collection by Rutledge reflects 26 years of preaching. . . . . Full of anecdotes and powerful insights into biblical passages." -- — Publishers Weekly (starred review) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080283969X
• ISBN-13: 978-0802839695
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #885,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Undoing of Death: Sermons for Holy Week and Easter (Paperback)

Reverend Fleming Rutledge offers thorough and profound Spirit-inspired preaching on the cross and the resurrection directly in the Word of God, the Bible. Elements of her work are on par with such leaders as Lewis and Stott. Rutledge is at her best when she is least polite, yet eloquent when articulating the astonishing, even shocking, truths of Christian orthodoxy. This work is, in fact, a call for a return to orthodoxy: Live in the cross; live in the ressurrection. I spent Holy week and Easter with these sermons, and the Spirit blessed me mightily. In addition, I love the beautiful sacred art and commentary. Reverend Rutledge offers the very best that the Episcopal and Anglican tradition hold. This is encouraging, considering that the Episcopal church (USA) has begun to abandon Biblical truth and orthodox Christianity. I offer Reverend Ruthledge every encouragement: Come, Lord Jesus, breathe your Holy Spirit into our dry bones through your gifted daughter, Fleming!