{"product_id":"spirituality-of-the-psalms-9780800634506","title":"Spirituality of the Psalms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Message of the Psalms, \u003c\/i\u003e this condensed version offers readers simple insight for how the Psalms apply to every season of life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Psalms nourish and nurture. The Psalms provide voices of faith in the life of community. In this shortened version of \u003ci\u003eThe Message of the Psalms, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirituality of the Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this succinct edition, Brueggemann encourages readers to look up specific Psalms for study and consider God's justice in an unjust world. \u003ci\u003eSpirituality of the Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e is a brief yet thought-provoking edition for any reader wanting to understand complex dynamics found within the Old Testament Psalms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrueggemann, Walter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Brueggemann\u003c\/strong\u003e is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary and the author of numerous books including, from Fortress Press, \u003cem\u003eThe Prophetic Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTheology of the Old Testament\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Message of the Psalms\u003c\/em\u003e. Brueggemann lives in Traverse City, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647499079954,"sku":"9780800634506","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd9bcb5d-80d7-4a4e-a14e-79dfc42db9e4.jpg?v=1734801010","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spirituality-of-the-psalms-9780800634506","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}