Living in-between : lament, justice, and the persistence of the gospel /
The community of faith finds itself located precariously between Jesus' first and second comings, between the promise and fufillment, between what God has begun in the gospel and what God has yet to complete. It thus finds itself proclaiming a gospel of life, love, hope, and faith in a world mo...
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Eugene, Oregon :
Wipf & Stock,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: The Apocalyptic Gospel, the Unfinished World, and the Tenacity of Faith: Meditations and Reflections : Rachel as Church: the witness of refused consolation
- "Jesus wept": the longest verse in the Bible
- Getting our hopes screwed on straight: navigating our Emmaus Road
- Breathing prayer: learning the language of the Spirit
- Part 2: Proclaiming God's Reign in a World that Is Passing Away : The widow's plight: redefining stewardship via justice-making and justice-keeping
- Casting our mammon on the baptismal waters: preaching economic justice in Lent
- Preaching the cross: a personal pilgrimage
- Lament: faith's response to loss.