The suffering of Job and an enfleshed homiletic : bearing the body's witness / by Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, PhD, MDiv.
| Author/creator | McLaughlin-Sheasby, Amy author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London; New York; Dublin : T & T Clark, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xvii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | T & T Clark Library of Homiletics ; T & T Clark library of homiletics ; v. 3 UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | The book of Job for an enfleshed homiletic -- Bearing the wounded body at the center -- The moral summons of testimony -- Suffering and theological discourse -- An enfleshed homiletic. |
| Abstract | McLaughlin-Sheasby engages with how suffering shapes theological imagination, and the impact that the traumatic wounds of others has on preaching. McLaughlin-Sheasby uses the story of Job - a man whose life has been destroyed "for no reason," as God admits in Job 2:3 - to develop an 'enfleshed' homiletic, which problematizes 'God-talk' in the presence of radical suffering. McLaughlin-Sheasby argues that what Job needs are friends who are willing to see his wounds and bear faithful witness-but that none of them are willing to transform their theological positions in order to speak truly about Job's situation. In Job 42:7, God affirms Job in his truth-telling, while scolding the friends for their refusal to speak truly. In this, McLaughlin-Sheasby finds a strong guiding principle for preachers: the capacity to speak truly of God is dependent upon the capacity to speak truly of the suffering of others. In other words, the degree to which preachers can faithfully speak of God in this world depends upon willingness to be confronted and transformed by the wounds of others. On this basis, McLaughlin-Sheasby proposes a theological and practical vision of preaching that is ethically responsive to those beyond the pulpit, asking the question: what does it look like for preachers to become faithful witnesses to the suffering of others? -- Bloomsbury.com |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211), scripture index (pages 213-214), author index (pages 215-216), and subject index (pages 217-221). |
| Biographical note | Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby is an Assistant Professor at Abilene Christian University, USA. She received her Master of Divinity from Abilene Christian University in 2015, and her PhD in Theological Studies from Boston University in 2022. |
| ISBN | 9780567716248 |
| ISBN | 0567716244 hardcover |
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