Lament-Driven Preaching: Proclaiming Hope Amid Suffering - Hardcover

Ku, Eliana Ah-Rum

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1666774324 ISBN 13: 9781666774320

Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2024

Synopsis

This book challenges Christian communities to engage in lament--a mode of existence characterized by impassioned expression, witnessing, and personal or social protest in the face of evil and injustice, reflecting a profound yearning for God's saving presence. Divine lament responds to, and expresses solidarity with, human suffering, unveiling multiple facets of God's image and demonstrating a profound sense of divine compassion. Drawing on the Book of Lamentations, Korean concepts related to suffering (han and hanpuri), the Paschal Triduum narratives, and recent homiletic discourses on suffering, the author investigates how complex issues related to grief and hope can be addressed in preaching without diminishing the harsh reality of affliction. Designed to assist preachers, this book encourages a more intentional approach to addressing suffering, specifically by advocating for lament as a transitional space between affliction and hope. Furthermore, readers are invited to contemplate the significance of the church, which, within a world in decline, embodies the body of Christ, manifesting both the demise and resurrection of God.

About this title

About the Author

Eliana Ah-Rum Ku is assistant professor of homiletics at the Graduate School of Practical Theology in the Republic of Korea.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 1666774324
• ISBN 13: 9781666774320
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 270