Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times
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When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his first full sermon series was a six-week exposition of the book of Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure, depressing Old Testament book was probably not the most seeker-sensitive way to launch a church. But it shaped their community with a radically countercultural perspective. The American church avoids lament. But lament is a missing, essential component of Christian faith. Lament recognizes struggles and suffering, that the world is not as it ought to be. Lament challenges the status quo and cries out for justice against existing injustices. Soong-Chan Rah's prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church's relationship with a suffering world. It critiques our success-centered triumphalism and calls us to repent of our hubris. And it opens up new ways to encounter the other. Hear the prophet's lament as the necessary corrective for Christianity's future. A Resonate exposition of the book of Lamentations.
Country USA
Brand IVP Books
Manufacturer IVP
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 082542
ReleaseDate 2015-09-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780830836949

Country	USA
Brand	IVP Books
Manufacturer	IVP
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	082542
ReleaseDate	2015-09-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780830836949

Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

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