Free Download Trevor Laurence, "Cursing with God: The Imprecatory Psalms and the Ethics of Christian Prayer"
English | ISBN: 1481316362 | 2022 | 416 pages | PDF | 4 MB
To the modern ear, the concept of cursing sounds otherworldly, mystical, abhorrent. For some the idea may evoke images of terror―images not of God but of the devil. How then are Christians to understand the imprecatory psalms, which are violent and, for many, disturbing prayers for judgment that seem to contravene Christ's command to "love thy enemy"?