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A review by carriedoodledoo
Majesty: Reflections on the Life of Christ with Queen Elizabeth II, Featuring Fifty Best-loved Paintings, from the Nativity to the Resurrection by Richard Harries
4.0
I have received a copy via NetGalley and am voluntarily providing an honest review.
I love this! A beautiful book with a stylistically varied selection of artworks from across history. I really enjoyed Bishop Harries' commentary and the quotations from the Queen. This is an old-fashioned sort of book, but I think it will appeal to Christians around the world, monarchists or not. It is so rare to have a celebrity or leader be so gently but unapologetically Christian.
I especially appreciated the three-fold aspect of the book: Christ's life, the commentary on the artwork, and the selected reflections of Queen Elizabeth II.
Although I disagree with the Bishop on many things--he is too heterodox and disinclined to believe the Bible where it conflicts with human understanding--he did a pretty good job on this.
I love this! A beautiful book with a stylistically varied selection of artworks from across history. I really enjoyed Bishop Harries' commentary and the quotations from the Queen. This is an old-fashioned sort of book, but I think it will appeal to Christians around the world, monarchists or not. It is so rare to have a celebrity or leader be so gently but unapologetically Christian.
I especially appreciated the three-fold aspect of the book: Christ's life, the commentary on the artwork, and the selected reflections of Queen Elizabeth II.
Although I disagree with the Bishop on many things--he is too heterodox and disinclined to believe the Bible where it conflicts with human understanding--he did a pretty good job on this.