Sabbath Time: Understanding and Practice for Contemporary Christians

by Tilden Edwards

A powerful vision of how to balance worship, play, rest, work, community, and ministry. This well-known book opens readers to the understanding of the sabbath as an integral dimension of the Christian life and broadens our understanding of the relationshi

Genres: Spirituality, Christian

Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Andrew]

Dense and from a more Catholic approach; well worth the read.

[Nyleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the full treatment of the background and implications of the Judeo-Christian tradition of Sabbath on Christians today.

Less interesting to me were the suggestions of how to form a tradition of Sabbath in community and with family. I think that is because my faith tradition already has rich forms of fasting and feasting, work and rest. Some would find this section very helpful!