Lament to hope: exploring the impact of preaching lament on the life of a congregation

Patricia Sylvester Ross

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Lament to hope: exploring the impact of preaching lament on the life of a congregation

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Patricia Sylvester Ross. Lament to Hope: Exploring the Impact of Preaching Lament On the Life of a Congregation. Chicago Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/7f3a7357-5037-4d4d-a77c-b2bf17705477?locale=it.

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P. S. Ross. Lament to hope: exploring the impact of preaching lament on the life of a congregation. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/7f3a7357-5037-4d4d-a77c-b2bf17705477?locale=it

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Patricia Sylvester Ross. Lament to Hope: Exploring the Impact of Preaching Lament On the Life of a Congregation. Chicago Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/7f3a7357-5037-4d4d-a77c-b2bf17705477?locale=it.

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Patricia Sylvester Ross

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This thesis explores the preaching of lament. It is based on the premise that there is a great deal of pain in the world both in individuals and in society. Our failure to acknowledge our pain and offer it to God in worship is detrimental to the building of community in the church and to our relationship with God. Conversely, when we preach, pray and sing laments in keeping with biblical tradition, individuals may find healing and the community may grow in compassion. Reclaiming lament is important to preaching as an antidote to the denial of pain seen in some forms of worship. Old Testament scholars, particularly Walter Brueggemann, worship-theologians and pastoral care scholars affirm the positive aspects of the lament tradition. My method was to demonstrate lament in preaching, prayers and music. I discovered that people are open to the concept of lament, have much to lament in their own lives, and welcome lament in worship when it moves them to hope and praise.

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