In this thoroughly revised edition of a classic on spirituality, Walter Brueggemann guides the reader into a thoughtful and moving encounter with the Psalms. Brueggemann encourages us to let the language of the Psalms “reshape our sensitivities and fill our minds with new pictures and images that may redirect our lives.” This new edition includes a revised text, new notes, and new bibliography.
Get more from Walter Brueggemann in the Select Works of Walter Brueggemann (9 vols.).
I know of no better book for introducing a congregation to the Psalms than this one.
—Edwin Searcy, pastor, University Hill Congregation, United Church of Canada, Vancouver, BC
[Brueggemann’s] treatment of both the post-Holocaust Christian use of these very Jewish prayers and the troublesome call for vengeance is most timely.
—Dianne Bergant, distinguished professor of Old Testament studies, Catholic Theological Union
Few persons have so lived in and with the Psalms as Walter Brueggemann. Here he takes us into their depths, which are so clearly the depths of our human existence.
—Patrick D. Miller, Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology Emeritus, Prince Theological Seminary
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