Acting in the Wake: Prayers for Justice

Name: Acting in the Wake: Prayers for Justice
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ISBN: 9780664266165

By: Walter Brueggemann

Westminster John Knox Press / 2023 / Paperback

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This collection of prayers by noted Hebrew Bible scholar Walter Brueggemann can be used in both public worship and private devotion. These prayers run the gamut from particular days in the church year to special moments in the lives of worshiping communities to events playing out on the world stage. In all cases, the prayers spur us toward acts of justice and peacemaking and call on God to heal and restore God’s hurting and broken people.

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Title: Acting in the Wake: Prayers for Justice
By: Walter Brueggemann
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 125
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 2023

Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.00 (inches)
Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 0664266169
ISBN-13: 9780664266165
Stock No: WW266169

Author Bio

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Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is the author of dozens of books, including Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, A Gospel of Hope, and Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out.

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"The prayers are geared toward concerns surrounding justice, from violence to poverty to denying oneself rest. The prayers can be used communally or individually. The book would be a good resource for anyone working in public ministry." – The Bible Today