{"product_id":"the-annunciation-a-pilgrims-quest-paperback","title":"The Annunciation: A Pilgrim's Quest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Byford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance viewing by Mark Byford of a picture in London's National Gallery has inspired \u003cem\u003eThe Annunciation: A Pilgrim's Quest\u003c\/em\u003e. The early-eighteenth-century painting by French artist, Francis Lemoyne, shows the encounter between the angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary. That meeting may be a pivotal point in Christianity, but has the status and significance of the Annunciation been lost in today's world? Mark Byford searches for the spiritual meaning of the biblical story through intimate conversations with more than a hundred clerics, theologians, historians and artists. Alongside those conversations he traces the history of the annunciation story in Christianity, from the early Church, through to the medieval cult of Mary and then the Reformation, to the age of the Enlightenment and on to the present post-modern world. People speak as never before about the personal and profound impact the annunciation story has had on their lives. It is a monumental project of scale, ambition and innovation, highly distinctive in its originality of approach and content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Byford was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire in 1958. He has lived in Winchester for more than thirty years. He was the BBC Deputy Director General and Head of BBC Journalism from 2004 to 2011. Previously, he was the Director of the BBC World Service from 1998 to 2004. An award-winning journalist and editor, he worked at the BBC for thirty-two years. His first book, \u003cem\u003eA Name On A Wall\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas published by Mainstream in 2013. As a child, the annunciation story had a special resonance for the author. Now fifty years on, as a middle-aged adult, he has travelled around England, across the Continent and to the Holy Land to learn more about what one bishop describes as 'the most important event in human history'. Finally, \u003cem\u003eThe Annunciation: A Pilgrim's Quest\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how Mark Byford's three-year search has impacted his own current beliefs and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 676\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738942279776,"sku":"9781906113254","price":131.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/nPmFOHlLDl9781906113254.webp?v=1777992788","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-annunciation-a-pilgrims-quest-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}