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John Saward is a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. After many years teaching dogmatic theology in England, the United States, and Austria, he is now priest in charge of the parish of Sts. Gregory and Augustine, Oxford. He is the author of several books, including The Beauty of Holiness and the Holiness of Beauty and Cradle of Redeeming Love.
""Carefully balancing theology and spirituality, the author takes his argument all the way from the 'revelation in the womb' to the 'revelation of Ethics, ' where the unborn Jesus not only reveals God but also human reality. Saward's book is a manifesto to life, of divine life in human reality from the very moment of their encounter."" --Fr. Johann Roten, SM ""Drawing on saints and Scripture, Fr. John Saward brings to light what the life of Christ in the womb can teach us. Not one word of Scripture is without its meaning, and not one moment of Christ's life was superfluous. We ponder, for good reason, the events of Easter and Christmas time, but we can also contemplate with gratitude the prenatal Jesus. Fr. Saward shows us how by drawing upon the meditations of ancient Christian teachers as well as poets who illuminate what happened before the birth of Jesus."" --Christopher Kaczor ""Saward combs the Scriptures, the Fathers of the Church, and later writers, even the icons of various periods, for thoughts hitherto unknown to most readers. This is a most unusual study and a contribution to Mariology of exceptional interest. Even more, it should prove to be an extraordinarily rich guide for meditation. I can see myself pondering it for years to come."" --Cardinal John O'Connor
