The Bible and the New York Times

by Rutledge, Fleming

• ISBN13: 9780802837783
• ISBN10: 0802837786
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Following Karl Barth's dictum that sermons should be written with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other, Rutledge weaves the changing events of the daily news together with the unchanging rhythms of the church seasons. Her book leads readers through the liturgical year, showing how the biblical story intersects with our own stories.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
1. The New Form of Speech St. John's, Salisbury, Connecticut	1	(6)
Michaelmas	7	(6)
2. What the Angel Said Salisbury	7	(6)
All Saints	13	(7)
3. Apocryphal or Real? St. John's, Essex, Connecticut	13	(7)
Thanksgiving Day	20	(5)
4. The Thankful Life Trinity, Lime Rock, Connecticut	20	(5)
Advent I	25	(6)
5. Advent Begins in the Dark Salisbury	25	(6)
Advent II	31	(7)
6. A People Prepared Essex	31	(7)
Advent III	38	(5)
7. The Master and the Best Man Grace Church, New York City	38	(5)
Advent IV	43	(6)
8. the Bisecting Messenger Grace Church	43	(6)
Christmas Eve	49	(6)
9. The Magical Kingdom Christ's Church, Rye, New York	49	(6)
Christmas II	55	(6)
10. Monsters at the Manger Grace Church	55	(6)
Epiphany	61	(6)
11. Who Are Those Magi? Salisbury	61	(6)
Epiphany II	67	(7)
12. The Bottomless Glass St. John's Washington, Connecticut	67	(7)
The Presentation (Candlemas)	74	(6)
13. The Meeting of the Lord Salisbury	74	(6)
Last Epiphany	80	(6)
14. The Love Olympics Go to Jerusalem Trinity Church, Boston	80	(6)
Ash Wednesday	86	(6)
15. The Ash Wednesday Privilege Salisbury	86	(6)
Lent I	92	(6)
16. Noah's Ark Salisbury	92	(6)
Lent II	98	(6)
17. The Strange World of Abraham Salisbury	98	(6)
Lent III	104	(7)
18. Rules of the Freedom Game Salisbury	104	(7)
Lent IV	111	(7)
19. Exiled into Babylon Salisbury	111	(7)
Lent V	118	(7)
20. The New Covenant Salisbury	118	(7)
Palm Sunday	125	(6)
21. His Dereliction, Our Deliverance Christ's Church, Grosse Pointe, Michigan	125	(6)
Easter Day	131	(7)
22. Strange Ending, Unthinkable Beginning Salisbury	131	(7)
Easter II	138	(7)
23. Believing Without Seeing All Saints Chapel, Sewanee, Tennessee	138	(7)
Easter III	145	(6)
24. Hear! See! Touch! Salisbury	145	(6)
Ascension Day	151	(6)
25. Ascension Day in Pretoria Grace Church	151	(6)
Easter VII	157	(6)
26. Faith Overcomes the World Grace Church	157	(6)
Pentecost	163	(6)
27. The Apostolic Flame Salisbury	163	(6)
Trinity Sunday	169	(7)
28. The Multicultural Good News Grace Church	169	(7)
Ordinary Time (Sundays after Pentecost)	176	(41)
29. Saved! Salisbury	176	(7)
30. Saved for What? Salisbury	183	(8)
31. The Words of Eternal Life St. Andrew's Dune Church, Southampton, New York	191	(7)
32. Affliction, with Joy Salisbury	198	(6)
33. Clint's Got It St. Paul's, Richmond, Virginia	204	(5)
34. How to Dress for a Wedding Salisbury	209	(8)
Endnotes	217