Weep with me how lament opens a door for racial reconciliation

Vroegop, Mark

Weep with me how lament opens a door for racial reconciliation Mark Vroegop ; foreword by by Thabiti Anyabwile. - Wheaton, Illinois Crossway c2020 - 214 pages 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-204) and indexes.

Dream: The vision of racial harmony -- Pray: The language of lament -- Listen: Lessons from African American spirituals -- Walk: The bridge of lament -- Weep: The healing grace of empathy -- Speak: Ending the painful silence -- Repent: Remembering with remorse -- Protest: The voice of exiles -- Triumph: Redeeming the pain -- Believe: Dare to hope again -- Lament: An open door for racial reconciliation -- Appendix 1: Psalms of laments -- Appendix 2: Learning-to-lament worksheet -- Appendix 3: Sample civil rights vision trip itinerary.

"A timely reminder that in the Bible, lament is a prayer that leads to trust, which can be a starting point for the church to "weep with those how weep" (Rom. 12:15), forming the starting point for racial reconciliation in the world today"--

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Laments in the Bible.
Grief--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Lamentations dans la Bible.
Chagrin--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Relations raciales--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Grief--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Laments in the Bible.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BS1199.L27 / V765 2020

277.3083089 / VROE