free read [pdf] Spirituality of the Psalms (Facets)

Spirituality of the Psalms (Facets)
Based on the bestseller, The Message of the Psalms, this condensed version offers
readers simple insight for how the Psalms apply to every season of life.The Psalms
nourish and nurture. The Psalms provide voices of faith in the life of community. In this
shortened version of The Message of the Psalms, Dr. Brueggemann provides an
insightful perspective and a structured overview of the Psalms using three categories:
orientation, disorientation, and new orientation. Orientation is the establishment of
structure and order. Disorientation is a place of imbalance and nonsense even
potentially unjust. New orientation is moving forward away from what was and toward
new possibilities.Spirituality of the Psalms brings together the Christian faith,
expressions of suffering, hope, and seasons of everyday life. Brueggeman explains
how Psalms of negativity, cries for vengeance, and profound penitence are
foundational to a life of faith, and establishes that the reality of deep loss and amazing
gifts are held together in a powerful tension.In this succinct edition, Brueggemann
encourages readers to look up specific Psalms for study and consider God's justice in
an unjust world. Spirituality of the Psalms is a brief yet thought-provoking edition for any
reader wanting to understand complex dynamics found within the Old Testament
Psalms.
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