In the House of the Lord: Inhabiting the Psalms of LamentLiturgical Press, 1998 - 142 sayfa The world of the psalmist is ever alert to the Lord's reign. Even the unspeakable, the sorrow of oppression, the terror at the unknown, the anguish of the unjustly wronged - all these voices of lament are transformed into voices of praise. In In the House of the Lord, Michal Jinkins poses the question What would it mean for us to inhabit the world of the psalmist?" and in so doing draws us into a world that has long awaited our arrival. Focusing primarily on the psalms of lament, Jinkins shows what it would mean for us to learn to inhabit the world of the psalms: to enter a world where we recognize the reign of the Lord, to practice the habitation of God as a living discipline, and to discern the sacred quality of all life. He examines why the psalms are neglected in the hymns and liturgies of many churches and offers an introduction to the scope of the psalms. By providing a pastoral and liturgical reflection on the psalms, Jinkins shows in practical terms how individuals and communities can "inhabit" the psalms to make them a genuine framework for their faith life. The psalms invite us to enter into that world which shaped the theology and self-understanding of the people of Israel for centuries. In the House of the Lord offers a previously unimagined source for congregational leadership, pastoral care and counseling, spiritual renewal, and worship. Chapters are "Inhabiting the World of the Psalms," "The Church as a Community of Lament," "Locating Ourselves in the Psalms of Lament," and "The Psalms of Lament in the Life of the Church." Includes the perspectives of Thomas Merton, Augustine of Hippo, Walter Brueggemann, Annie Dillard, and Abraham Herschel. The texts of the psalms are included. Michal Jinkins, DMin, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Director of Supervised Practice of Ministry at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas. " |
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... claim , their understanding of God and humanity , and the alle- giances and loyalties that these psalms demand of the one praying . Mays continues : I am using the somewhat opaque term “ language world " to avoid the implication that ...
... claims that for a community of faith to properly use the psalms requires them to do more than simply ap- pend the psalms to their own world of values and loyalties ; rather , they must re - interpret their entire world of values and ...
... claim . In any given day we are likely to walk through a dozen or so such language worlds , each of which requires us to think through its forms of speech . In every case , a language world exhibits coherence and complexity , is made up ...
... claim on our allegiance is pri- mary ? 13 Those who wish to hear the message of the psalms as the Word of God place themselves in a relationship to the biblical text that relativizes the loyalty claims of the other worlds they inhabit ...
... claim to our whole lives , that our en- tire world is brought into submission to the reign of God in Christ . As the sixteenth - century Protestant confession , the Heidelberg Catechism , says : " Q. 1. What is your only comfort , in ...
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The Church as a Community of Lament | 32 |
Locating Ourselves in the Psalms of Lament | 75 |
Notes | 121 |
Bibliography | 136 |