On the Way to the Cross: 40 Days with the Church Fathers

by Thomas C. Oden (Editor), Joel C. Elowsky (Editor)

This unique devotional by Thomas C. Oden and Joel Elowsky and edited by Cindy Crosby offers forty days of devotional comments from the church fathers about the Gospel of John. Based on the daily Gospel reading cycle from the Book of Common Prayer and written in a brief daily format, this is a perfect resource for Lenten use!

Genres: Devotional

130 pages, Paperback

First published October 19, 2011

About the author

Thomas C. Oden was Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology and Ethics at Drew University in New Jersey from 1980 until his retirement in 2004. He remained faculty emeritus until his death. He was the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and the Ancient Christian Doctrine series as well as the author of Classic Christianity, a revision of his three-volume systematic theology.

Reviews

[Zachary · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic devotional that goes through John with the Church Fathers. I started this in Lent (technically when it’s supposed to be read), but did not finish, so I restarted in Advent, and it was very refreshing.

[Kendall Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great devotional and format. My only complaint is that we were so close to getting through all of John and then totally didn't.

[William Bradford · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent devotional resource for Lent. Oden is very good at choosing appropriate prayers and commentary.

[Rod · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and helpful as a preparation for Easter. I enjoyed it, benefited from it but was not overwhelmed by it.

[Sharolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple but powerful Lent devotional. I enjoyed the format, the repetition of the daily confession and the commentary from Church Fathers.