Structurally, the book covers each day from Palm Sunday to Pentecost, and presents a passage of scripture, followed by a reflection relevant to (though not always explicitly related to) the scripture, followed by a “prayer” piece. This contextualisation of Easter is to be welcomed.
Thus, the anthology is, in fact, intended to be a companion for the season of the Lord’s passion and death, resurrection and ascension, and sending of the Holy Spirit. Quite rightly, he observes in his introduction that “we can’t have Easter without Holy Week”. The term “paschal” is rather more accurate, even by Canon Howells’ own reasoning, as he begins his chronological arrangement on Palm Sunday and ends it on Pentecost. With that caveat in mind, let us address Arthur Howells’ paschal anthology. The multi-author anthology faces the real prospect of being a hit-or-miss affair. Of these, the latter is the more fraught with peril, as the editor’s preference and taste has far more impact.
When thinking of anthologies, two types come immediately to mind: those that gather material from the one author, and those that gather material from multiple authors.
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