The Risen Dust: Poems and stories of passion \u0026 resurrection By Rachel Mann
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Powerful and moving readings stories and poems for Easter The accounts of scapegoating of power and violence and hope found in the gospels will always be current and significant The story of Jesus Christ and of those who surrounded him remains a defining narrative of our time Using artistic and theological licence Rachel Mann writes with the voices of the characters involved in the biblical accounts of passion and resurrection Unafraid to explore the darkest aspects evoked by these events she says The intention of both the humorous and the visceral stories is to play with abiding themes of death and new life in ways which in church contexts at least break unusual ground Some readers may find some of the language crude and offensive It is not my intention to offend or outrage but to indicate that there are places and experiences where blasphemy is prayer and prayer is blasphemy The Risen Dust Poems and stories of passion u0026 resurrection Librarian note There is than one author in the GoodReads database with this nameRachel Mann is a British Anglican priest poet and feminist theologian She is a trans woman who writes speaks and broadcasts on a wide range of topics including gender sexuality and religion..