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Between heaven and earth : new explorations of great Biblical texts / Gerhard Lohfink ; translated by Linda M. Maloney.
Van Pelt Library BS491.5 .L6413 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lohfink, Gerhard, 1934-2024, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Ausgespannt zwischen Himmel und Erde. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Meditations.
- Bible.
- Genre:
- Meditations.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- New explorations of great Biblical texts
- Place of Publication:
- Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2022]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the German.
- Summary:
- "In this book Gerhard Lohfink interprets a spectrum of biblical texts, some familiar, others not. He explores them in a spirit of curiosity, questions them insistently, and confronts them with the realities of our present day, from COVID-19 to the inner loneliness experienced by so many"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Basics
- Meaningless Existence in the Universe?
- From Adam's Rib
- COVID-19
- Does God Have a Name?
- The Two Sides of Faith
- A World Transformed
- Walking on Water
- Compliment and Return Compliment
- Apparently Contrary to All Reason
- Where Is the Land?
- The "Poor" in the Sermon on the Mount
- Naomi and Ruth
- The Treasure of "Now"
- Can Memory Save?
- Spiritual Communities in Light of the Bible
- pt. II Festivals and Feasts
- Advent Eschatology
- How the Son of Man Comes
- Christmas without a Manger or Shepherds
- A Longed-for Child
- Christmas Peace Is Different
- The Astrologers from the East
- Why Did Jesus Let Himself Be Baptized?
- What Were Jesus' Temptations?
- The Problem with Resolving to Fast
- Jesus' Fear of Death
- The Laments of the Crucified
- The Easter Alleluia
- Learning from the Disciples at Emmaus
- The Longest Easter Story
- The Voice of the True Shepherd
- A Caricature of Christ's Ascension
- A Saga of Resistance
- Who Is the Holy Spirit?
- Can Anyone Experience the Spirit of God?
- The Self-Giving God
- The Triune God in the Eucharistic Prayer
- "You Are God's Temple"
- There Have Never Been So Many Martyrs!
- Our Service to the Dead
- Waiting for the Bridegroom
- The "Now-ness" of the Feast of Christ the King
- pt. III In the Joy of Faith
- Zacchaeus's Joy
- Why Christians Are Carefree
- How God Consoles
- The Burden and the Joy of Being Chosen
- Discipleship: Hard and Easy
- Overflowing Riches
- "When Kindred Live Together in Unity"
- Table Arrangements in the Reign of God
- Does Faith Produce Violence?
- Cursing, Then and Now
- A Battle in the Wilderness
- Elijah Wants to Die
- A Cloak Flies Through the Air
- Mary and Martha
- The Leper's Plea
- Sickness and Guilt
- The Basis of the Biblical Ethos
- The Heart of Torah
- How the Reign of God Happens
- The Biology of the Reign of God
- The Strangeness of the Our Father
- Unceasing Prayer
- Inattentive
- The Wealth of the Poor Widow
- How the Church Grows
- Aloof and Immovable?
- Baptism as Death and Resurrection
- Active Waiting
- The Miracle at Cana.
- Notes:
- "Gerhard Lohfink, Ausgespannt zwischen Himmel und Erde. Grosse Bibeltexte neu erkundet, 2021 Verlag Herder GmbH, Freiburg im Breisgau."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lohfink, Gerhard, 1934- Between heaven and earth
- ISBN:
- 9780814667323
- 0814667325
- OCLC:
- 1293917265
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