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Article: Bright evening star: mystery of the Incarnation.
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- Presbyterian Record
- Article date:
- February 1, 1998
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by Madeleine L'Engel (Northstone, 1997, $19.95). Reviewed by Bert Vancook.
Bright Evening Star is written like a journal. Madeleine L'Engel weaves her own life with stories from the Bible and with her reflections on Jesus' coming to earth. It is easy to lose track, occasionally, of whether she is writing about her own life or about the life of the people of God. And that is the point, for L'Engel believes Jesus' incarnation has so woven God's life into the world it is almost impossible to pull complete and separate threads out of the fabric.
L'Engel writes elegantly. Her artistry makes this book deceptively easy to read. Still, take time to read her ...