Cry of Absence
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Beginning with the Psalms and adding the distilled wisdom of years of study and writing, Martin Marty offers a meditation marked by insight, strength, and a sure, sober faith. Throughout A Cry of... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0060654368
ISBN13:9780060654368
Release Date:January 1989
Publisher:HarperOne
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.43 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
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Blessed are those who are in the winter of the heart...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
With so much attention paid to the "name it, claim it" prosperity Christianity, it is tremendously satisfying to find a pastoral message that says clearly, life is a cycle, and loss, pain, grief, and sorrow are as natural and healthy as the joy of the dawning of a new day. As a native Minnesotan, I especially appreciated reading the words of an "entrenched" Chicagoan on the unparalleled joy of the January thaw. When exposure to the elements of life is numbing, even capable of death, those moments when we can step unwrapped into that world and linger, and breathe deeply, are savored by Marty and craftfully rephrased in biblical and theological insight. Akin to Nouwen's _Wounded Healer_, this book is as encouraging to the caregiver as Brueggemann's _Finally Comes the Poet_ is to the preacher. Perhaps the greatest strength of _A Cry of Absence_ though, is its non-technical language and universal theme of quiet confidence in the presence of God even in the seeming absence, which makes it appealing to every reader.
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