From Now On: A Lent Course on Hope and Redemption in The Greatest Showman

by Rachel Mann

Overview

A brilliant new Lent Course for 2019, based on the hugely popular film The Greatest Showman. The 2018 Golden Globe-nominated movie starring Hugh Jackman, about the founder and stars of the Barnum&Bailey Circus is ideal for Lenten study of Christian themes of hope, redemption and new life.

The five-week course offers discussion points, biblical reflections and prayers based on short excerpts from the film. The themes are: (1) ‘A Million Dreams’, exploring what liberation and hope might look like for an ‘outsider’ in the world; (2) ‘Come Alive’, exploring how the family of faith can bring hope and purpose; (3) ‘Rewrite the stars’, asks what forms of resistance can be placed in the way of salvation; (4) ‘Never Enough’, questions the temptations of false fulfilment that can lead us to betrayal; (5) ‘The Greatest Show’, shows how redemption is found when we discover ‘the circus is our home’.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780232533934
Publisher:	Darton, Longman & Todd LTD
Publication date:	11/28/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rachel Mann is an Anglican priest, poet and broadcaster. The author of two books, including the acclaimed Fierce Imaginings (DLT:2017) and her memoir of growing up trans, ‘Dazzling Darkness’ - a Church Times bestseller. She is minor canon and resident poet at Manchester Cathedral and is a regular contributor to Radio 2’s Pause For Thought.