Lenten Prose Psalms with Emily Butler

Sunday, March 19, 2023, 10:10 AM
Join medievalist Dr. Emily Butler as she facilitates discussion on the Old English Prose Psalms for Lent. The psalms have been part of communal worship in Jewish and Christian traditions for millennia, and the psalter encompasses the full range of human emotions, from despair or anger to joyous praise and thanksgiving. The Old English Prose Psalms, a medieval paraphrase of the first fifty psalms, invites readers very specifically to imagine themselves in communion with individuals from the Old Testament who have felt the same emotions or wrestled with the same challenges of mortal life. This Lent, join us for a discussion of what we might learn from reading the psalms alongside Lenten themes of lament and repentance.
Tags: Adult Faith Formation / News & Events / Calendar