Holy Anger: Jacob, Job, Jesus [Paperback]

Lytta Basset (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2007

Anger plays an essential part in the faith life of all Christians. In the face of a Christianity filled with cliches of goodness and light, Holy Anger invites the reader to consider anger as something that can transform a potentially devastating energy into a force that brings about rebirth and reawakening. Anger is not something to be avoided; it is a gift from God. Lytta Basset looks at a number of instances of anger in the Bible. She studies Jacobs struggle with the angel, Jobs reaction to his many tribulations, and Jesus reminder that he did not come to bring only peace. Basset shows how anger and violence form part of our complex understanding and experience of God. She presents and interprets key moments of holy anger in the Bible, and shows how this anger can result in human goodness and growth.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Bruno Bettelheim the psychologist once said 'The object of my work is to help my patients feel their anger'. He would appreciate this book.

Title listed under 'Books received' in Fairacres Chronicle, Winter 2007

'This is a thoughtful and stimulating work which invites the reader to re-examine anger, not as an emotion to be suppressed by nice Christians, but as a god-given force that can bring about blessings....An invigorating read.'

Annette White, The Friend

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'This is an interesting psychological reading that brings various texts and theological themes alive. It is written in a poetic, slightly sermonic, but definitely readable style ... It is both scholarly and engaging ... It is atmospheric and evocative. It is one of those books that will linger on in the memory and is to be highly recommended for the widest possible audience.' Theology, May 2009

"To me this is an important book"

Sister Susan SLG, Fairacres Chronicle, Summer 2008

"Every page is packed with detail."

Franciscan, Vol 21.3, September 2009

'This is a thoughtful and stimulating work which invites the reader to re-examine anger, not as an emotion to be suppressed by nice Christians, but as a god-given force that can bring about blessings....An invigorating read.'

Annette White, The Friend

(, ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Lytta Basset is a Reformed Minister of Religion and Professor of Theology in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is her fifth book, but the first to be translated into English. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (December 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802862373
• ISBN-13: 978-0802862372
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #626,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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