{"product_id":"eating-the-sunrise-meditations-on-the-liturgy-and-our-hunger-for-beauty-paperback","title":"'SUNRISE BUNDLE': Eating the Sunrise: Meditations on the Liturgy and Our Hunger for Beauty (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"video\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 565px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/tobinstitute.kartra.com\/page\/Sunrise\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eON THIS PAGE, YOU ARE ORDERING OUR EXCLUSIVE \"SUNRISE BUNDLE\" WHICH INCLUDES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne copy of \u003cem\u003eEating the Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e pre-signed by author Christopher West.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 8x8\" mini-poster of the cover art by Beth West.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA limited edition 4x4\" prayer card of the cover art by Beth West and reflection for Eucharistic adoration by Christopher West on the back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne copy each of the companion books \u003cem\u003eGod Is Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e (#1 in our Beauty Trilogy) and \u003cem\u003eTheology of the Body for Beginners.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bonus chapter not included in the book (download link).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Lenten reflection culled from the book: \"The Body Is Meant for the Lord and the Lord Is Meant for the Body\" (download link).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn excerpt from the audiobook. (download link).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Eating the Sunrise (trailer)\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/925055375?badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b44ad;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b44ad;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEating the Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e is Book #2 in our Beauty Trilogy \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b44ad;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(\u003cem\u003eGod Is Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e is Book #1) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e“What kind of creatures are we that we experience hunger not just for physical sustenance, but for beauty? Putting words to this profound cry of his heart, a student of mine once marveled, “I don’t only want to behold the beauty of a sunrise. I want to eat it.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\" class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— from Chapter 4 of Eating the Sunrise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT BRILLIANT LIGHT \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003edo redbud trees, your favorite dessert, the Mona Lisa, dew drops and flowers, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/i\u003e, beeswax, and passionate kissing shine on the liturgy? Christopher West weaves all these and many other seemingly disparate themes seamlessly together in this eye-opening and jaw-dropping mystical and liturgical tour de force. Prepare to be dazzled as a corner of the veil is lifted on the Mystery that unites all things in heaven and on earth. You will never see yourself, the Incarnation, the Mass, erotic love, and sun-bathing lizards the same way again!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDRAWING EXTENSIVELY \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003efrom the spousal symbolism of the Scriptures and from the mystical wisdom of the greatest saints of both East and West, these rich but accessible meditations take the reader on a journey from the insatiable hunger of the human heart for lasting beauty, through the pitfalls of both idolizing and despising the things of this world, to arrive at the one and only hope of fulfillment: liturgizing our yearning by opening it to the One who is Infinite Beauty revealed in the body and freely given up for us in the Eucharist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAlong the way you’ll discover that in all the things you’ve always found exciting and attractive, God has been wooing you towards the unimaginable possibility of “eating the sunrise”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no more important book for the Eucharistic Revival! This book takes us away from the current \"Liturgy Wars\" and points us all to what we yearn for in our liturgies and in our relationship with Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p3\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBY READING THIS BOOK YOU WILL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p3\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eDiscover the path that leads to the fulfillment of your most passionate longings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eCome to understand God’s eternal plan for your life and the universe like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eExperience the Christian faith as an invitation to be seized and intoxicated by beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eMove beyond today’s “liturgy wars” to discover the hidden beauty of the Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eUnderstand the basic problem of human existence and its ultimate resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eHave your eyes opened to the divine secrets revealed through your body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eDiscover the surprising roots of today’s gender confusion and the hope of overcoming it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eEncounter the glorious love song at the base of all things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eBe able to recognize the diabolic deception that is robbing humanity of all it longs for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eRejoice in a beauty-first – rather than sin-first – approach to growing in holiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003eUnearth countless other treasures that illuminate your heart, its yearnings, and your destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eEating the Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\"This book is not only inspired and inspiring but life-changing. West provides the 'big picture' in which the Christian faith is (1) concretely embodied, (2) passionately erotic, (3) joyfully Beautyfull, and (4) mystically Eucharistic. In the process he shatters the confining little categories we are used to and replaces them with the infinitely expansive Mind of Christ. Its style is clear, accessible, and full of striking images that are sure to open the reader to the Infinite treasures of Christian liturgy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\"In this marvelous book, full of passion and poetic richness, Christopher West draws us into the mystery of the God made flesh, who has given himself to us as food—the mystery that fulfills the deepest longings of the human heart. This book will further Eucharistic revival by enkindling 'Eucharistic amazement.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr. Mary Healy, Professor of Scripture, Sacred Heart Major Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eEating the Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e can bring about a needed Eucharistic Revival and along with it a revival of our humanity. By connecting the Supreme Mystery of our faith to the ache in our hearts, West helps us see how the liturgy responds to our deepest longings. Drawing extensively from the best of popes, saints, and mystics, his footnotes provide a teaching in themselves. At the same time, he warns us of other voices that have infiltrated our culture in order to corrupt our thinking and undermine our dignity. With questions for reflection and practical applications, West has provided a masterful pastoral tool that can facilitate a Eucharistic renewal in every heart and home.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, Director of Spiritual Formation and Director of the Institute for Ministry Formation, Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\"For over two decades, the Church has been calling for a 'New Apologetics' that responds effectively to the secularism of the modern world. While many have simply made available in new ways the 'old apologetics,' this book presents what the Church has been calling for. Readers will discover the insights to revive their own faith and the language to share the faith as truly good news for the modern world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Fr. Ryan Mann, Diocese of Cleveland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eEating the Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e, West’s beauty-forward approach explores our encounter with God in the physical world. In doing so, he offers spiritual, theological, and practical wisdom for entering the 'feast of body and soul' that marks our longing for communion with God and one another. This thought-provoking book is singularly poised to facilitate Eucharistic revival.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Christine Falk Dalessio, Ph.D., Catholic Theology, Marquette University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cor Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46714918568220,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/0413\/files\/EatingtheSunriseCoverStoreCoverFRONT.jpg?v=1694872809","url":"https:\/\/shop.tobinstitute.org\/products\/eating-the-sunrise-meditations-on-the-liturgy-and-our-hunger-for-beauty-paperback","provider":"Theology of the Body Institute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}