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PublisherLiturgical Press
ISBN-100814635172
ISBN-139780814635179
eBay Product ID (ePID)160109375
Product Key Features
Book TitlePleading, Cursing, Praising : Conversations with God
Number of Pages104 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicSpirituality, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / Wisdom Literature, Biblical Studies / General
GenreReligion
AuthorIrene Nowell
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight4.5 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-042298
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsNowell's life-long love of the psalms and her scholarly work in interpreting and translating them provides grounding for understanding the Psalter's character, structure, history, theology, and function. Readers become more aware of the bonds that connect all--humans and all nature--in community. This book will be a fine companion for any who wish to learn the psalms. Shawn Carruth, OSB, Concordia College, Irene Nowell's latest offering, Pleading, Cursing, Praising: Conversing with God through the Psalms , is an accessible invitation to regular use of the Psalms in daily life. As a Benedictine nun, this is something she practices in monastic life. But informed by her years of experience as retreat leader, teacher, and spiritual director, she believes the rest of us can bring its fruits to our own tables. . . . What might more personal use of the Psalms make of us? Nowell's guide to "conversing with God through the Psalms" welcomes that exploration Eileen Mannix, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Nowell's life-long love of the psalms and her scholarly work in interpreting and translating them provides grounding for understanding the Psalter's character, structure, history, theology, and function. Readers become more aware of the bonds that connect all-humans and all nature-in community. This book will be a fine companion for any who wish to learn the psalms. Shawn Carruth, OSB, Concordia College
Dewey Decimal223/.206
Table Of ContentContents Preface ix 1. Begin at the Beginning: "If you would be happy" (Ps 1) 1 2. Telling Our Story 11 3. Crying Out Our Pain 20 4. Dealing with Our Enemies 30 5. Giving Thanks 39 6. Psalm 34: Thanking God from A to Z 51 7. Trusting God 59 8. The 90s: God Is King 69 9. Praising God 77 Suggested Psalm Classifications by Genre 87 Bibliography 88 Notes 90
SynopsisIn Pleading, Cursing, Praising, the renowned scholar, spiritual guide, and teacher Irene Nowell brings together her many gifts to offer Christians today a remarkable guide to praying with the psalms. Nowell maintains that the psalms teach us to tell our story, to cry out our pain, and to give praise to God. They also teach us to listen-to the voice of God, the voice of Christ, the voices of the people around us, and the voice of all creation. This book includes questions and exercises for personal reflection, brief prayers for praying along the way, and suggestions for composing one's own psalmprayers. It promises to enrich the spiritual life of everyone who reads it., Irene Nowell's work would be both impressive and important if she were only" a masterful Scripture scholar or a gifted spiritual guide or a compelling teacher. The fact that she is all three makes her an extraordinary resource for Christians today. In Pleading, Cursing, Praising , Nowell puts all of these gifts to use to offer a guide to praying with the psalms. Nowell maintains that the psalms teach us to tell our story, to cry out our pain, and to give praise to God. They also teach us to listen - to the voice of God, the voice of Christ, the voices of the people around us, and the voice of all creation. This book includes questions and exercises for personal reflection, brief prayers for praying along the way, and suggestions for composing one's own psalm-prayers. It promises to enrich the spiritual life of everyone who reads it.
LC Classification NumberBS1430.55.N69 2013
