Hear My Voice: A Prison Prayer Book - Softcover

Lenny Duncan; Robyn Sand Anderson; Mitzi Budde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506449603 ISBN 13: 9781506449609

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, 2019

Synopsis

This grace-filled prayer book invites people who are incarcerated to spend time in prayer, trusting in God's never-failing love for them and the whole world. Others who accompany and care for them, such as family, friends, and chaplains, will also find comfort and encouragement in this resource. Featuring the gifts of writers with diverse connections to the criminal justice system, Hear My Voice is a collaborative effort sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Augsburg Fortress. This enduring and conveniently sized book is enhanced with beautiful color artwork and provides prayers for many times and circumstances.

About this title

About the Author:

Lenny Duncan is pastor of Jehu's Table, a church in the heart of Brooklyn. Formerly incarcerated, formerly homeless, and formerly unchurched, Duncan is now a sought-after speaker and writer on topics of racial justice and the role of the church in the twenty-first century. His documentary film, Do Black Churches Matter in the ELCA, was released in 2017.

Gail Ramshaw is a scholar of liturgical language and retired professor of religion at La Salle University. She served on the Revised Common Lectionary design committee and on the Church's Year task force for the Renewing Worship project of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Her many publications include Christian Worship, Treasures Old and New, Between Sundays, and God beyond Gender, all from Fortress Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1506449603
• ISBN 13: 9781506449609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 237