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Scholarship July 3, 2025

Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann

The Wabash Center

Author
Brueggemann, Walter, and Edwin Searcy, eds.
Publisher
Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, MN
ISBN
0800634608
Table of Contents
Editor's Foreword
Preface
pt. 1 And then you - Facing God
pt. 2 A people with many secrets - Truth-telling confession
pt. 3 Against your absence - A hidden God
pt.4 We are ready to listen - For illumination
pt. 5 Move off the page - While reading texts
pt. 6 Awed to heaven, rooted in earth - For the church in mission
pt. 7 Start again - For a bruised world
pt. 8 We will not keep silent - Cadences of gratitude
pt. 9 Occupy our calendars - Praying the Christian Yeart
Index of biblical references
This thoughtful and inspiring collection of prayers by Walter Brueggemann emerged from his more than forty years of teaching. Full of reflection, faith, and dialogue, they reveal another side to this gifted author. (From the Publisher)