Prayers for a Privileged People
Ebook
Overview
In Prayers for a Privileged People, this much-published author sculpts—as carefully as if with chisel—prayers on behalf of those who are people of privilege and entitlement—the haves—at an urgent moment in our society. The privileged face, on the one hand, the seduction of denial or, on the other, the temptation of despair. These prayers of wisdom and prophetic power remind us that when things go wrong , when we are afraid , and when we feel prodded by those who lack voice, there is a conversation we can have—a conversation situated amid the promises and commands of God.
* Prayers on both the blessed life Christians have in Christ and the squandering of that honor in our society of overabundance and waste.
* Readers will find in these pages the words of a contemporary prophet challenging them, comforting them, and guiding them to new spiritual depth and awareness. * Pastors will find here a ready resource for preaching and teaching on the abundant life of Christians and the challenge to consumerism in contemporary American society.
Product Details
- Title : Prayers for a Privileged People
- Author: Brueggemann, Walter
- Publisher: Abingdon Press
- Publication Date: 2010
- ISBN: 9781426713705
Walter Brueggemann was William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He was the past president of the Society of Biblical Literature and the author of numerous books, including David’s Truth: In Israel’s Imagination and Memory, Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching Genesis, and The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary.