{"product_id":"9780567033901","title":"Evoking Lament : A Theological Discussion","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEvoking Lament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Eva Harasta, Brian Brock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarasta  and Brock show how lament seems to introduce notes of mistrust into an  otherwise confident relationship with faith, God and His will. In prayer  all experiences may be brought to God in openness and trust. Yet lament  seems to introduce notes of mistrust into a relationship properly  characterized by confident faith in God and His will. Sustained  attention to lament presents a challenge to theological reflection in  reminding it of the acuteness of the experience of suffering and evil.  This volume suggests that a robust concept and practice of lament is an  appropriate response to questions of evil and suffering in its refusal  to close off questions that cannot and should not be closed. Lament  takes place in the eye of the storm of theodicy, and when the distinct  content of Christian lament is discovered here the question of theodicy  is transformed. The first section reflects on the anthropological  conditions of lament, describing it as a hermeneutic for negotiating  adverse experiences that transcends the simple opposition of innocent  suffering and guilt. The second section reflects on why and how lament  has faded from modern theological thought that is over reliant on  systematic accounts of evil and whose abstractions have drifted free of  religious experience. The third section develops an understanding of  trust that includes expressions of lament while not sanitizing its  rawness. The final section inquires after the distinct Christian profile  of lament. Lament, even as an experience of isolation, stands within  the believing community and its traditions. Moreover, because Christian  lament is based on Christ's passion and resurrection, Christ endorses  and shapes the believers' lament as he shapes their praise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780567033901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"T\u0026T Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597533950158,"sku":"9780567033901","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780567033901","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}