Discovering Christ in Words of Faith: Poems

Discovering Christ in Words of Faith: Poems
Author: Peter Menkin, Obl Cam OSB
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2013-03-13
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1479795593

In this second slim book of poems by Peter Menkin, Obl Cam OSB, a continuation of the first, this work was an early inspiration in the manuscript preparation: Early morning (2000) (revise)... /Peter Menkin /Startling reminder, ray point of light (star): /come winter daytime, /bring early morning to awaken anew before //dawn, with life to arise./Stretch pearl luster /and harken with children, /young parents, neighbors, /and babies unborn asleep, /resting in the womb /to come forth beginning // The new day has intentions /You Holy Spirit stir me, /health and hopefulness restore. Audio reading of poem by aspiring poet Peter Menkin is here: http://www.archive.org/details/EarlyMorning2000ByPeterMenkin_463 The title of the work, Discovering Christ in Words of Faith: Poems. A lighter work in some respects than the previous book, Seasons of Faith: Religious & Spiritual Poetry, this poetry book that is a collection of poems written 1999 to 2007, or thereabouts. These previously written works are also religious & spiritual in character. All are written by poet Peter Menkin.

The Joy of Believing

The Joy of Believing
Author: Madeleine Delbrêl
Publisher: Médiaspaul
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1993
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9782890395367

My Bright Abyss

My Bright Abyss
Author: Christian Wiman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0374216789

A passionate meditation on the consolations and disappointments of religion and poetry

Faith, Hope and Poetry

Faith, Hope and Poetry
Author: Malcolm Guite
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781409449362

Faith, Hope and Poetry explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day, Malcolm Guite applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do Theology'. Readers of this book will return to their reading of poetry equipped with new insights and enthusiasm and will be challenged to integrate imaginative ways of knowing into their other academic and intellectual pursuits.

God Speaks Through Wombs

God Speaks Through Wombs
Author: Drew Jackson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 151400268X

In this dynamic collection of poems, Drew Jackson explores the first eight chapters of Luke's Gospel. These are declarative poems, faithfully proclaiming the gospel story in all its liberative power. Here the gospel is the "fresh words / that speak of / things impossible." This powerful poetry helps us hear the hum of deliverance—against all hope—that's been in the gospel all along.

Finally Comes the Poet

Finally Comes the Poet
Author: Walter Brueggemann
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451419610

The Christian gospel, says Brueggemann, is too easily preached and heard. Too often technical reason and excessive religious certitude reduce the gospel to coercive, debilitating pietisms that mask the text's meaning and freeze the hearers heart. With skill and imagination, Brueggemann demonstrates how the preacher can engage in daring speech?differently voiced and therefore differently heard. This speech, as suggested by the Bible itself, is "poetic" speech, enabling the preacher to forge communion in the midst of alienation, bring healing out of guilt, and empower the hearer for "missional imagination." As an alternative to theological/homiletical discourse that is moralistic, pietistic or scholastic, Brueggemann proposes preaching that is artistic, poetic, and dramatic. The basis for the 1989 Lyman Beecher Lectures at Yale Divinity School, Finally Comes the Poet is a unique and transforming guide for powerful preaching.

Human Poetry of Faith, The

Human Poetry of Faith, The
Author: Michael Paul Gallagher, SJ
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2001
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1587682621

Drawing on examples from literature, film and, popular culture, the author explores fresh ways to bring Christianity into the secular world.

Exploring Catholic Literature

Exploring Catholic Literature
Author: Mary R. Reichardt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2003
Genre: Catholic literature
ISBN: 0742531740

Designed for students of all ages, Exploring Catholic Literature: A Companion and Resource Guide provides an engaging and succinct introduction to twelve recognized masterpieces of Catholic literature, from Augustine's 4th century conversion narrative, The Confessions, to the recent poetry of Denise Levertov collected in The Stream and the Sapphire. Each chapter contains a brief biography of the author, an extended critical essay highlighting the work's Catholic and literary aspects, suggestions for further reading and study, and questions for discussion.