The Psalms and the Life of Faith

The Psalms and the Life of Faith
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Publisher : Fortress Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 1451419716
ISBN-13 : 9781451419719
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Synopsis The Psalms and the Life of Faith by : Walter Brueggemann

Walter Brueggemann's unique gift of joining historical-exegetical insights to penetrating observations about the traumas and joys of contemporary life?both personal and social?is here forcefully displayed. Everyone who is familiar with his work knows the power of his speech about "doxological, polemical, political, subversive, evangelical faith: and about the ways such faith is enacted in the praise of ancient Israel and in the church.Readers of this book will find fresh insight into:the Psalms as prayer and praisethe categories of the Psalmsthe social context in which psalms were prayed and sungthe theology of the Psalmsthe dialogical character of the Psalmsjustice and injustice in the Psalmsthe study and "use" of the Psalms by the churchpraise as an act of basic trust and abandonmentthe impossible wonders of God's activity that overturn conventional ways of

Psalms as a Grammar for Faith

Psalms as a Grammar for Faith
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Total Pages : 142
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ISBN-10 : 1481311204
ISBN-13 : 9781481311205
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Synopsis Psalms as a Grammar for Faith by : William H. Bellinger (Jr.)

[The author] traces the way the Psalms exemplify and create a grammar for living a life of faith. He explores both the genre and shape of the Psalter and focuses upon the themes of lament and of praise. He concludes that the Psalter directs readers to use the psalms of lament and praise as models for life, depending on God's justice in times of anger, singing God's praise in times of thanksgiving, and always acknowledging God as Lord over hardships and blessings. Only in this way, he argues, can humans live the faith of the Psalms -- a faith defined by complete dependence on God. -- paraphrased from jacket.

Teach Me To Feel

Teach Me To Feel
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Publisher : The Good Book Company
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781784985134
ISBN-13 : 1784985139
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Teach Me To Feel by : Courtney Reissig

Meditations on the Psalms helping women to express their feelings and grow in their faith. Many of us suppress our feelings because we’re worried they are ungodly. Others of us are so led by our emotions that we let them dominate everything, including our faith. In these honest, personal and uplifting meditations on 24 selected psalms, Courtney Reissig looks at emotions we all experience, ranging from shame, anxiety, and anger through to gratitude, hope, and joy. For each, she shows how the psalms give us permission to acknowledge how we feel before God, and how they can help us to use those feelings productively and faithfully. This inspiring book will give women a language to cry out to God in order to help them process their feelings, as well as help them to grow in their faith. Can be used as a daily devotion.

Soundings in the Theology of Psalms

Soundings in the Theology of Psalms
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Publisher : Fortress Press
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781451417647
ISBN-13 : 1451417640
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Soundings in the Theology of Psalms by : Rolf A. Jacobson

The many introductions to the psalms available to readers tend to focus on various types and forms of psalms but overlook different theological approaches to the Psalter. This volume brings together leading psalms scholars from Catholic and Protestant traditions and takes into account recent scholarship on the shape and shaping of the Psalter and on the rhetorical interpretation of the Psalms.

Prayer

Prayer
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9780698161405
ISBN-13 : 0698161408
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Prayer by : Timothy Keller

Renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller explores the power of prayer. Christians are taught in their churches and schools that prayer is the most powerful way to experience God. But few receive instruction or guidance in how to make prayer genuinely meaningful. In Prayer, renowned pastor Timothy Keller delves into the many facets of this everyday act. With his trademark insights and energy, Keller offers biblical guidance as well as specific prayers for certain situations, such as dealing with grief, loss, love, and forgiveness. He discusses ways to make prayers more personal and powerful, and how to establish a practice of prayer that works for each reader. Dr. Keller’s previous books have sold more than one million copies. His Redeemer Presbyterian Church is not only a major presence in his home base of New York, it has also helped to launch more than two hundred fifty other churches in forty-eight cities around the world. His teachings have already helped millions, the majority of whom pray regularly. And with Prayer, he’ll show them how to find a deeper connection with God.

The Case for the Psalms

The Case for the Psalms
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 117
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ISBN-10 : 9780062230522
ISBN-13 : 0062230522
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis The Case for the Psalms by : N. T. Wright

Widely regarded as the modern C. S. Lewis, N. T. Wright, one of the world’s most trusted and popular Bible scholars and the bestselling author of Simply Christian and Surprised by Hope, presents a manifesto urging Christians to live and pray the Bible’s Psalms in The Case for the Psalms. Wright seeks to reclaim the power of the Psalms, which were once at the core of prayer life. He argues that, by praying and living the Psalms, we enter into a worldview, a way of communing with God and knowing him more intimately, and receive a map by which we understand the contours and direction of our lives. For this reason, all Christians need to read, pray, sing, and live the Psalms. By providing the historical, literary, and spiritual contexts for reading these hymns from ancient Israel’s songbook, The Case for the Psalms provides the tools for incorporating these divine poems into our sacred practices and into our spirituality itself.

A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms

A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms
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Publisher : Abingdon Press
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9781426750076
ISBN-13 : 1426750072
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms by : Prof. J. Clinton McCann JR.

Taking his point of departure from the newest frontier of research, McCann reads the psalms in the context of their final shape and canonical form. He interprets the psalms as scripture as well as in their character as songs, prayers, and poetry from Israel's history. McCann's intent is to contribute to the church's recovery of the psalms as torah--as instruction, as a guide to prayer, praise of God, and pious living. The explicit connections which McCann draws from the psalms to the New Testament and to Christian faith and life are extensive, making his work suitable for serious study of the psalms in academic and in church settings. An appendix examines the tradition of singing the psalms and offers suggestions for the use of the psalms in worship.

Living Without Hypocrisy

Living Without Hypocrisy
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Publisher : Holy Trinity Publications
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9780884653684
ISBN-13 : 0884653684
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Living Without Hypocrisy by : Optina Elders

Now in its second printing, this modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth-century teachers of Optina Monastery in central Russia, organized thematically under headings such as spiritual warfare, the love of neighbor, faith, the will of God, the education of children, the commandments of God, the path of salvation, etc. Each piece of advice varies in length from a single sentence to a full paragraph. Pithy, immediately accessible, and universally applicable, these counsels resemble the sayings of the ancient Desert Fathers. Appropriate both for prolonged study and for daily devotional reading.

Christ in the Psalms

Christ in the Psalms
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Publisher : Ancient Faith Publishing
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1888212217
ISBN-13 : 9781888212211
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Christ in the Psalms by : Patrick Henry Reardon

A highly inspirational book of meditations on the Psalms that takes the reader on a thought-provoking and enlightening pilgrimage through this beloved "prayer book" of the Church. How has the Church historically understood and utilized the various psalms in her liturgical life? How can we perceive the image of Christ shining through the Psalms? Christ in the Psalms offers practical advice for how to make the Psalter a part of our daily lives.

Psalms

Psalms
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Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Total Pages : 105
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ISBN-10 : 9781506483580
ISBN-13 : 1506483585
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Psalms by : Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Jesus died with a psalm on his lips. For millennia, humans have been shaped by the Psalms. And before the Nazis banned him from publishing, German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer published this book on the Psalms. What comfort is found in the Psalter? What praise, and what challenge? What threat? In the pages of Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible, discover the richness this book of Scripture held for Bonhoeffer, and learn to pray psalms along with Christ. First published in 1940, this classic reveals how the Psalms are essential to the life of the believer and offers Bonhoeffer's reflections on psalms of thanksgiving, suffering, guilt, praise, and lament. Now with an introduction by Walter Brueggemann and excerpts from the Psalms, Bonhoeffer's timeless work offers contemporary readers ancient wisdom and resources for the living of these days. Includes a biographical sketch of Bonhoeffer written by his friend and biographer Eberhard Bethge.