Like Fire in the Bones Listening for the Prophetic Word in Jeremiah by Walter Brueggemann Edited by Patrick D. Miller
Description
Jeremiah : portrait of the prophet -- The book of Jeremiah : meditation upon the abyss -- Recent scholarship : intense criticism, thin interpretation -- Theology in Jeremiah : creatio in extremis -- Next steps in Jeremiah studies -- The prophetic Word of God and history -- An ending that does not end -- A second reading of Jeremiah after the dismantling -- A shattered transcendence : exile and restoration -- Haunting book, haunted people -- Prophetic ministry : a sustainable alternative community -- A world available for peace : images of hope from Jeremiah and Isaiah -- "Is there no balm in Gilead" : the hope and despair of Jeremiah -- Guidance for those who have not yet lost all shame -- Why prophets won't leave well enough alone.
xvi, 255 p. ;24 cm.