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This session took the Psalms as a case study for considering what it means for the preacher, first, and then the congregation, to be astonished by the biblical text. Is astonishment a faithful response to the text, and to God? How might this ancient poetry be surprising, and therefore revelatory, to those who hear it in our contemporary contexts? What sort of preparation is necessary for the preacher who wishes to engage the Psalms as poetry?
Presented at the 2007 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
A Psalm Talk by Jared E. Alcántara recorded at the 2026 Psalms 150 conference, with a visual prayer and embodied response from artist Dea Jenkins.
A Psalm Talk by Rawn Harbor with musical pieces with a visual prayer and embodied response led by Dea Jenkins.
A Psalm Talk by Karen Campbell on peace and reconciliation with a visual prayer and embodied response led by Dea Jenkins.
A Psalm Talk by Jared E. Alcántara recorded at the 2026 Psalms 150 conference, with a visual prayer and embodied response from artist Dea Jenkins.
A Psalm Talk by Rawn Harbor with musical pieces with a visual prayer and embodied response led by Dea Jenkins.
A Psalm Talk by Karen Campbell on peace and reconciliation with a visual prayer and embodied response led by Dea Jenkins.
Psalm Talk by Cynthia Eriksson recorded at the 2026 Psalms 150 conference with a visual prayer and embodied response led by Dea Jenkins.
