Lord, Have Mercy: Praying for Justice with Conviction and Humility
How can we respond to violence in our neighbourhoods or in battle zones thousands of kilometres away, to layoffs in a nearby corporation, or to troubling and conflicted moral questions? We want to engage the world around us faithfully, yet we are often leery about how religion gets woven into social and political life. What does it really mean to use prayer in bringing faith to life - in the workplace, in daily tasks, in the voting booth?
This book offers a guide for those who want to move prayer beyond private devotion and engage faithfully with the questions, decisions, policies and movements that shape our lives in society.
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--Philip Sheldrake, professor, department of theology and religion, University of Durham; author, Spaces for the Sacred
"Wolfteich provides carefully researched case studies from suburban Miami to the turmoil of apartheid South Africa, analyzing the relation of prayer to various human purposes. She guides the reader through the ambiguities of each case, giving no easy answers, teaching by asking questions. But on another, more personal level, the book is an ongoing conversation with the author. Her voice comes through again and again--quiet, intelligent, unpretentious--exposing her own vulnerabilities. We have here a book that is both instructive and moving--a rare thing."
--Peter L. Berger, director, Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, Boston University
"For Wolfteich, Christian spirituality is 'prayerful engagement--humble, not presumptuous; prophetic, not passive; yet always contemplative in the best sense.' This is the best guide I know for helping Christians understand how prayer, in its many forms, is indispensable to social action."
--Kathleen A. Cahalan, associate professor, practical theology, Saint John's University School of Theology and Seminary
Type | |
Genre | Personal Theory/Thesis |
Expression | General Writing/Recording |
Topic | Lament, Peace Advocacy and Social Justice, Politics |
Audience | Adults |
Language | English |
Publisher | Wiley |
ISBN | 9780787982690 |
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