I just picked this up at the CPH table at Higher Things, but knew it would be great. It has not disappointed:
To Live with Christ: Daily Devotions by Bishop Bo Giertz. Another CPH homerun I'm afraid. Aren't they getting bored yet with hitting them out of the field?
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Bror Erickson, who did the translation, was a classmate of mine. Last fall he was on Issues talking about the book - you would enjoy listening to the episode again, I believe.
P.S. I almost tried to call on Thursday as I drove near-by on 70 (and I had come from Chicago on 57 - could have jumped over on 55) to try and meet you in person - but we were running quite late, and you were in much better company than mine.
Major kudos to Bror Erickson for his stellar work in translation. He is a gift to our churches and has begifted our churches with the courageous churchman, pastor, and bishop Giertz.
So now that it's out, does a Giertz newcomer start with this or Hammer of God?
Here, you know, Bo means Pelini.
I'm thinking the subtitle for The Complete Works of Past Elder should be How One Theologises With A Hammer, after Nietzsche, the only philosopher worth reading. Will have to speak to my editor at CPH on that -- soon as I get one. Could be a while.
Next time, Eric! I would really love to meet in person.
William, indeed - I am totally impressed with the smoothness of the translation.
Terry, depends on what you're looking for. Hammer is great if you're in the mood to do theology via story; but the devotional book is great if you're up for theology straight up by Bible reading, devotion and prayer.
Sounds like the devotional book for me. Should fit right in with God Grant It!, which I think is fabulous. I take it the "church year" it follows is the real one the church has lived and prayed for centuries, not the Vatican II For Lutherans one.
But of course! Even leaves Transfiguration in the summer... :)
You might also enjoy Life by Drowning, an extract from Kyrkofromhet, another Giertz classic, the rest of which is not yet available in English. The translation was done by Eric Andrae (whose father translated the final chapter in the latest edition of the Hammer of God). This was published jointly by the Lutheran Heritage Foundation and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England.
Printed copies are only available in the UK at the moment, but feel free to download to your heart's content! Let me know if print copies would be useful - who knows, it be possible to make them available more widely.
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
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