Through The Year With Jesus

by Anselm Grün

Here is an entirely fresh and original book about Jesus, the Jesus of devotion, the Jesus within. Here are fifty pictures (or images) of Jesus, each being a chapter of the book. We need to get away from cliches and see what Jesus really means for people today. After a brief account of Jesus and his times, the author introduces the book and how to read it. Some of the pictures of Jesus are surprising- Jesus the drop out, the vagabond, the one who refuses power, the family therapist and the exorcist. Gruen has a rare gift of simple communication, of bringing Jesus alive to modern men and women. This was a gift which Henri Nouwen also had and the publishers are expecting to command similar sales. The style is simple and direct and psychologically in tune with our times.

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 21, 2004

About the author

Anselm Grün terminated his school years in 1964 with the A-level equivalent Abitur at the grammar school in Würzburg, Germany. In the same year he began as a novice at the nearby Benedictine Münsterschwarzach Abbey. From 1965 to 1971 he studied philosophy and theology at St. Ottilien Archabbey and in Rome. In 1974 he completed his PhD in theology on Karl Rahner. From 1974 to 1976 Anselm Grün studied Business in Nuremberg. Then he became the Cellerar of Münsterschwarzach Abbey and is thus responsible for the economic administration of the abbey with its over 280 employees and 20 businesses.