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Easter in Disguise: The 2026 Bloomsbury Lent Book
Lent is Easter in disguise, a radical, subversive season of resistance. A blend of contemporary spirituality, scriptural reflection and tales from one of the UK's youngest nuns make this a vibrant take on an ancient season.
Sister Liz Dodd, an activist and journalist, draws on feminist and Liberation theologies, as well as her work with refugees and her adventures cycling around the world, to outline a new spirituality for social justice. This Lent she challenges Christians to do more than give up Lent is God's invitation to shake up your life, rattle your parish, and change the world.
Learn from Jesus the spiritualities that he passed onto his disciples, including solidarity, poverty, hospitality, peace-making and protest. Explore ways to practise them against racism, inequality, homelessness and the climate crisis alongside spiritual guides including Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King, Jr and Pope Francis.
This book is a companion to the six weeks of Lent, with each week and its gospel focus corresponding to one of Jesus' six spiritualities of social justice. It culminates in a fresh look at the traditions of Holy Week. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and a suggested spiritual practice, making it ideal for use with a group as well as for personal prayer.
Sister Liz Dodd, an activist and journalist, draws on feminist and Liberation theologies, as well as her work with refugees and her adventures cycling around the world, to outline a new spirituality for social justice. This Lent she challenges Christians to do more than give up Lent is God's invitation to shake up your life, rattle your parish, and change the world.
Learn from Jesus the spiritualities that he passed onto his disciples, including solidarity, poverty, hospitality, peace-making and protest. Explore ways to practise them against racism, inequality, homelessness and the climate crisis alongside spiritual guides including Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King, Jr and Pope Francis.
This book is a companion to the six weeks of Lent, with each week and its gospel focus corresponding to one of Jesus' six spiritualities of social justice. It culminates in a fresh look at the traditions of Holy Week. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and a suggested spiritual practice, making it ideal for use with a group as well as for personal prayer.
176 pages, Paperback
Published February 17, 2026
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March 28, 2026
Even agreeing with much of Dodd's thinking, I had trouble with this one. The idea of a collection of Lenten meditations filtered through a liberationist lens was appealing, but in this case, it often felt reductive and incomplete. Readers who are familiar with this position might not find much new insight; readers who aren't, might not find the chapters convincing. (I realize it's not a theological argument, but Dodd occasionally has positions that are offbeat enough that they require at least a little supporting evidence, as with her take on the transfiguration.) Some might find appealing new ideas, and the "six spiritualities" she looks at are worth attention, but this one wasn't for me.
April 4, 2026
Challenging reflection for Lent
A bit too radical for me, but a very good and challenging reflection for lent nonetheless. Becoming radically poor is very challenging.
A bit too radical for me, but a very good and challenging reflection for lent nonetheless. Becoming radically poor is very challenging.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews