Countryman presents a poem a day for devotional reading during Advent and the 12 days of Christmas. Readers will find classic poets such as John Donne, Emily Dickinson, and Lord Tennyson, as well as contemporary poets, known and unknown.
L. William Countryman is a retired professor of New Testament from Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He has authored numerous books for scholars and laity, including How Can Anyone Read the Bible?: A Little Book of Guidance,Calling on the Spirit in Unsettling Times, and Living on the Border of the Holy: Renewing the Priesthood of All. He lives in Berkeley, California.
