Madeleine L’Engle

Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) was an American author, essayist, and poet who wrote about Christianity, science, and art. Born in New York City, L’Engle began writing stories at the age of five, and attended a number of boarding schools in her youth. Her first novel was published within a year of her graduation from Smith College, and despite many of her subsequent writings being met with rejection, she continued to write, eventually publishing more than a dozen books for adults and children. Her best-known novel, A Wrinkle in Time, won the Newbery Medal.

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Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas

Dorothy Day, C. S. Lewis, Oscar Romero, Philip Yancey, Evelyn Underhill, J. Heinrich Arnold, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Jane Tyson Clement, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jürgen Moltmann, Eberhard Arnold, Alfred Delp, Søren Kierkegaard, John Donne, Isaac Penington, Madeleine L’Engle, Johann Christoph Arnold, Philip Britts, Emmy Arnold and John Chrysostom

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I recently came across this devotional and have been captivated. The daily readings, which stretch from November 24 to January 7, include some of the most profound reflections on the season that I have ever seen – in both concept and scope, classic and contemporary – all gathered together into a single volume.

First Presbyterian Church News
It’s hard to go wrong with writers such as these. . . . Born of obvious passion and graced with superb writing, this collection is a welcome – even necessary – addition.

Publishers Weekly (starred review)
This stunning collection of some of the best spiritual writers of all time came out in 2001 from the exceptionally thoughtful, high-quality publishing house founded by a simple-living community. What a delight to have seasonal readings from theological voices like Jürgen Moltmann, mystics like Bernard of Clairvaux, poets — from Sylvia Plath to T.S. Eliot to Jane Kenyon — contemplatives such as Henri Nouwen, and storytelling writers like the late Brennan Manning.

Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Books