Description: In the wake of excessive evil--the Holocaust, genocide
in Africa, tsunamis in Indonesia, terrorism, earthquakes, and
floods--must one surrender belief in a good God? The poems in this
volume, honest and reverent, arose from the struggle to answer that
question with an emphatic ""No."" They exhibit the tension that
also exists in the Bible where the expression ""Dust and Ashes""
occurs. When Abraham questioned God's justice involving the
wholesale destruction of the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah and
an aggrieved Job responded to speeches from a whirlwind, their
status as mortals gave rise to different approaches, boldness in
one, humility in the other. Following their examples and the voice
of dissenters within much of Scripture, these poems chronicle the
journey of a lonely ""man of faith,"" the agony and ecstasy of one
who refuses to abandon belief in God despite much evidence that
brings it into question. They discover the Sacred in Nature, a book
written by the finger of God, and they lovingly reflect on biblical
texts, a human record of encounter with the Sublime. Endorsements:
""Like photographs or glimpses through a window that capture a
moment and reveal an unsuspected truth, these poems by James
Crenshaw are encounters with the pain and joy of nature, biblical
characters, and human relationships. Through these poems Crenshaw
wrestles with that enigmatic God from whom he seeks a costly
blessing."" --Carol Newsom Emory University ""A fish called
Methuselah and a cat called JOY, the Babel and beauty of the
church, the joys of family and of study, and the anguish of
cancer--James Crenshaw beautifully articulates these and many more
aspects of a rich life, viewed by a mind that is sharply critical
and yet humble. The poems are both complex and lucid; many are
peopled by the characters of Scripture. These are poems to share
with other Christians, and to read again and again."" --Ellen F.
Davis Duke Divinity School ""James Crenshaw's prose always makes me
think slowly yet also furiously, and refuses me the luxury of easy
answers. Now his poems do the same, though they also open up
avenues to hope and trust."" --John Goldingay Fuller Theological
Seminary About the Contributor(s): James L. Crenshaw is the Robert
L. Flowers Professor of Old Testament Emeritus, Duke University.
Among his recent books are Defending God (2005) and Prophets,
Sages, & Poets (2006).
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