BET Archive | Volume 3 – Essays on Liturgy, Worship, and Spiritual Formation
Title
Following the ‘Man of Sorrows’ — Jesus’ Path toward Open Heartedness: A Reflection on Embodiment and the Practice of Lament
Joel Willitts
Abstract (from the Editorial of BET vol. 3.1)
In a highly personal article, Joel Willitts (First Fellowship) traces the embodied patterns by which suffering Christians follow the Man of Sorrows, as we learn to lament in ways that connect us to God, and to others, as God connects to us in our griefs.
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Joel Willitts has served in pastoral ministry and as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University in Chicago. He holds a PhD in New Testament from Cambridge University. He is a member of the St. Anselm Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
