
Lament-Driven Preaching
Proclaiming Hope Amid Suffering
Eliana Ah-Rum Ku(Author)
Pickwick Publications (Publisher)
Published on 4. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
270 pages
978-1-6667-7431-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book challenges Christian communities to engage in lament--a mode of existence characterized by impassioned expression, witnessing, and personal or social protest in the face of evil and injustice, reflecting a profound yearning for God's saving presence. Divine lament responds to, and expresses solidarity with, human suffering, unveiling multiple facets of God's image and demonstrating a profound sense of divine compassion. Drawing on the Book of Lamentations, Korean concepts related to suffering (han and hanpuri), the Paschal Triduum narratives, and recent homiletic discourses on suffering, the author investigates how complex issues related to grief and hope can be addressed in preaching without diminishing the harsh reality of affliction. Designed to assist preachers, this book encourages a more intentional approach to addressing suffering, specifically by advocating for lament as a transitional space between affliction and hope. Furthermore, readers are invited to contemplate the significance of the church, which, within a world in decline, embodies the body of Christ, manifesting both the demise and resurrection of God.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
396 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6667-7431-3 (9781666774313)
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03/2024
Wipf and Stock Publishers
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Persons
Eliana Ah-Rum Ku is assistant professor of homiletics at the Graduate School of Practical Theology in the Republic of Korea.