A key addition to the critically acclaimed three-volume Lectionary Commentary.
This rich volume stimulates and provides resources for preaching from and worshiping with the responsorial Psalms in the Revised Common Lectionary. More than one hundred exegetical essays on these Psalms along with a bevy of creative liturgical suggestions will inspire pastors and worship leaders alike.
Contributors: Nancy R. Bowen, William P. Brown, Walter Brueggemann, Nancy L. deClaissΘ-Walford, Jennifer Green, Karl Jacobson, Rolf Jacobson, Melody...
A key addition to the critically acclaimed three-volume Lectionary Commentary.
Scholars of the social sciences have devoted increasing attention of late to the concept of human happiness, mainly from sociological and psychological perspectives. This groundbreaking volume, which includes twelve essays from scholars of the New Testament, the Old Testament, systematic theology, practical theology, and counseling psychology-along with an extensive introduction and epilogue by the editor-poses a new and exciting question: what is happiness according to the Bible? Informed by developments in positive psychology, the contributions explore representations of happiness...
Scholars of the social sciences have devoted increasing attention of late to the concept of human happiness, mainly from sociological and psychologica...
Scholars of the social sciences have devoted increasing attention of late to the concept of human happiness, mainly from sociological and psychological perspectives. This groundbreaking volume, which includes twelve essays from scholars of the New Testament, the Old Testament, systematic theology, practical theology, and counseling psychology-along with an extensive introduction and epilogue by the editor-poses a new and exciting question: what is happiness according to the Bible? Informed by developments in positive psychology, the contributions explore representations of happiness...
Scholars of the social sciences have devoted increasing attention of late to the concept of human happiness, mainly from sociological and psychologica...
J. Gerald Janzen Brent A. Strawn Patrick D. Miller
Description: Where in the world was Jesus when he prayed? Where is any one of us when we pray? Since we are embodied creatures, our prayer location can be mapped onto space-time coordinates. Since we are social creatures, our prayers are also situated within our social locations. But do these sets of coordinates exhaustively identify the place that prayer takes when truly entered into? Conversely, can either set totally prevent prayer from taking place there? These questions lie at the intersection of resolutely religious vis-a-vis resolutely secular understandings of existence. The studies...
Description: Where in the world was Jesus when he prayed? Where is any one of us when we pray? Since we are embodied creatures, our prayer location ca...
The Old Testament constitutes the majority of the Christian Bible and provides much of the language of Christian faith. However, many churches tend to neglect this crucial part of Scripture. This timely book details a number of ways the Old Testament is showing signs of decay, demise, and imminent death in the church. Brent Strawn reminds us of the Old Testament's important role in Christian faith and practice, criticizes current misunderstandings that contribute to its neglect, and offers ways to revitalize its use in the church.
The Old Testament constitutes the majority of the Christian Bible and provides much of the language of Christian faith. However, many churches tend to...
The Psalms express the most elemental human emotions, representing situations in which people are most vulnerable, ecstatic, or driven to the extremities of life and faith. Many people may be familiar with a few Psalms, or sing them as part of worship. Here highly respected author Walter Brueggemann offers readers an additional use for the Psalms: as scripted prayers we perform to help us reveal ourselves to God.
Brueggemann explores the rich historical, literary, theological, and spiritual content of the Psalms while focusing on various themes such as praise, lament, violence, and...
The Psalms express the most elemental human emotions, representing situations in which people are most vulnerable, ecstatic, or driven to the extre...
