Ray Waddle

Against the Grain

Unconventional Wisdom from Ecclesiastes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The skepticism, questioning, weariness, and outbursts in the book of Ecclesiastes make organized religion uncomfortable. For this reason, Ecclesiastes is often overlooked or ignored. But in doing this, we miss an important message found in this unusual voice in scripture. Ecclesiastes gives us permission to ask the questions surrounding our understanding and knowledge of God. But then it takes us further by challenging us to affirm the goodness of creation, to preserve the awe of God, and to see questioning and weariness as gifts from God. Writing in accessible language and in a straightforward manner, Waddle mixes contemporary reflections with insightful scholarship on Ecclesiastes and its meaning for us today, especially around the topics of wisdom, humility, and gratitude. Twelve chapters parallel the twelve chapters in the biblical text. In essence,

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Upper Room Books
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 159mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780835898133
• ISBN-10: 083589813X
• Artikelnr.: 21474727

Autorenporträt

Ray Waddle is the editor of "Reflections", a magazine of theological and ethical inquiry published biannually by Yale Divinity School. Waddle, a nationally known religion writer, has written on the subject of faith and society for more than two decades. He has been a lecturer on the adjunct faculty at Vanderbilt Divinity School, a retreat leader and a columnist for "Interpreter" and "Presbyterian Voice" magazines. As religion editor for the "Tennessean" from 1984-2001, he won awards for his work and traveled on assignment across the United States and to Europe and Israel. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Waddle earned a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma and a master's degree in religious studies from Vanderbilt University.