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A selection of essays exploring the biblical tradition of lament in the face of tragedy, and its role in the life of the modern Church.
Every life, and every land and people, has reasons for lament and complaint. This collection of essays explores the biblical foundations and the contemporary resonances of lament literature.
This new work presents a variety of responses to tragedy and a world out of joint are explored. These responses arise from Scripture, from within the liturgy of the church, and from beyond the church; in contemporary life (the racially conflicted land of Aotearoa- New Zealand, secular music concerts and cyber-space). The book thus reflects upon theological and pastoral handling of such experience, as it bridges these different worlds. It brings together in conversation specialists from different fields of academy and church to provide a resource for integrating faith and scholarship in dark places.
Every life, and every land and people, has reasons for lament and complaint. This collection of essays explores the biblical foundations and the contemporary resonances of lament literature.
This new work presents a variety of responses to tragedy and a world out of joint are explored. These responses arise from Scripture, from within the liturgy of the church, and from beyond the church; in contemporary life (the racially conflicted land of Aotearoa- New Zealand, secular music concerts and cyber-space). The book thus reflects upon theological and pastoral handling of such experience, as it bridges these different worlds. It brings together in conversation specialists from different fields of academy and church to provide a resource for integrating faith and scholarship in dark places.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 294
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
30 January 2014
Trim Size: 9.02 X 5.98 in
ISBN: 9780227174340
Format: Paperback
[...] this [...] collection represents a brave insistence on the significance of the academic community as a resource to the Church.
— The Revd. Philip Welsh
The international and interdisciplinary scope of this collection commends its use in many different contexts. Spiritual Complaint will be particularly helpful resource in ministry training settings but also holds much value for researchers in pastoral theology more generally and lament studies in particular.
— Taylor Worley
[...] this is a welcome volume, advancing the discussion and pushing the church to embrace lament alongside attitudes of praise and penitence.
— Andrew C. Witt
Miriam J. Bier and Tim Bulkeley have skilfully drawn together a collection of essays, which not only touch the nerves of pain and suffering and advance the understanding of lament, but also ... this book is a 'must' for every bookshelf, as it takes the theology and practice of lament from the academy, synagogue, and church into the public arena of tragedy and disaster. Spiritual Complaint deserves reflection and exploration, as it affects us individually and in community wherever we are.
— Gwen Knight
— The Revd. Philip Welsh
The international and interdisciplinary scope of this collection commends its use in many different contexts. Spiritual Complaint will be particularly helpful resource in ministry training settings but also holds much value for researchers in pastoral theology more generally and lament studies in particular.
— Taylor Worley
[...] this is a welcome volume, advancing the discussion and pushing the church to embrace lament alongside attitudes of praise and penitence.
— Andrew C. Witt
Miriam J. Bier and Tim Bulkeley have skilfully drawn together a collection of essays, which not only touch the nerves of pain and suffering and advance the understanding of lament, but also ... this book is a 'must' for every bookshelf, as it takes the theology and practice of lament from the academy, synagogue, and church into the public arena of tragedy and disaster. Spiritual Complaint deserves reflection and exploration, as it affects us individually and in community wherever we are.
— Gwen Knight
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 A Lament for Christchurch -Colin Buchanan
PART ONE: Foundations
2 Does Jeremiah Confess, Lament, or Complain? Three Attitudes Towards Wrong -Tim Bulkeley
3 The Unique Contribution of Lamentations 4 in the Book of Lamentations: Metaphor and the Transition from Individual to Communal -Miriam J. Bier
4 Lament Personified: Job in the Bedeutungsnetz of Psalm 22 -Will Kynes
5 The Enemy Lament: A Socio-Cognitive Approach to the Metaphors of Job 16:7-14 -Carlos Patrick Jimenez
6 Blurring the Boundaries: The Rhetoric of Lament and Penitence in Isaiah 63:7-64:11 -Elizabeth Boase
7 The Profit and Loss of Lament: Rethinking Aspects of the Relationship Between Lament and Penitential Prayer -Donald P. Moffat
8 The Doubtful Gain of Penitence: The Fine Line between Lament and Penitential Prayer -Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
PART TWO: Reflections
9 Wrestling with Lamentations in Christian Worship -Robin Parry
10 Liturgy and Lament -Colin Buchanan
PART THREE: Explorations
11 Learning to Lament in Aotearoa -Alistair McKenzie
12 Framing Lament: Providing a Context for the Expression oF Pain -Jeanette Mathews
13 Public Lament -Elizabeth Boase and Steve Taylor
14 Lament in an Age of New Media -Stephen Garner
PART FOUR: Refraction
15 In Search of the Shulamith in the State of Israel: A Lament -Yael Klangwisan
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 A Lament for Christchurch -Colin Buchanan
PART ONE: Foundations
2 Does Jeremiah Confess, Lament, or Complain? Three Attitudes Towards Wrong -Tim Bulkeley
3 The Unique Contribution of Lamentations 4 in the Book of Lamentations: Metaphor and the Transition from Individual to Communal -Miriam J. Bier
4 Lament Personified: Job in the Bedeutungsnetz of Psalm 22 -Will Kynes
5 The Enemy Lament: A Socio-Cognitive Approach to the Metaphors of Job 16:7-14 -Carlos Patrick Jimenez
6 Blurring the Boundaries: The Rhetoric of Lament and Penitence in Isaiah 63:7-64:11 -Elizabeth Boase
7 The Profit and Loss of Lament: Rethinking Aspects of the Relationship Between Lament and Penitential Prayer -Donald P. Moffat
8 The Doubtful Gain of Penitence: The Fine Line between Lament and Penitential Prayer -Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
PART TWO: Reflections
9 Wrestling with Lamentations in Christian Worship -Robin Parry
10 Liturgy and Lament -Colin Buchanan
PART THREE: Explorations
11 Learning to Lament in Aotearoa -Alistair McKenzie
12 Framing Lament: Providing a Context for the Expression oF Pain -Jeanette Mathews
13 Public Lament -Elizabeth Boase and Steve Taylor
14 Lament in an Age of New Media -Stephen Garner
PART FOUR: Refraction
15 In Search of the Shulamith in the State of Israel: A Lament -Yael Klangwisan
Bibliography