ADVENT October * December 1997 Volume 6 No. 4

IN THIS ISSUE

ARTICLES ON ADVENT

A Time for Repentance.....................................................................Keith A. Russell................1
Advent is an invitation to liberation from debt and desire

Advent: Remember, Repent, Rehearse..............................................Walter J. Burghardt, S.J....4
We must repent and be concerned for tomorrow

The Surprise and Joy of Advent.........................................................Fred B. Craddock...........6
God is always coming to us

The Patron Saint of Sharing...............................................................Linda Petrucelli.................7
John the Baptist calls us to repent and share

Waiting and Expecting.......................................................................Felicia Y. Thomas.............8
Pregnancy means waiting and celebrating

Advent: A Season of Expectation and Anticipation............................Robert T. Cornelison.........9
Jürgen Moltmann views the kingdom of God as a living force operative in the world today

A Jewish Reaction to Advent.............................................................Margaret Moers Wenig...10
The Jewish people experience redemption over time

Advent: Expanding our Hopes............................................................Robert Ellsberg...............12
Advent represents the conjunction of our faith with our deepest hopes for the age to come

Breaking Down Barriers.....................................................................Richard J. Rice...............13
Advent is one time for eliminating barriers of race, culture and religion

Reflections on Advent........................................................................Marvin A. McMickle......14
Advent invites us to eliminate America's various no-room policies

Removing Anti-Jewish Toxins from Advent-Preaching........................Ronald J. Allen...............16
Advent calls preachers to clarify and heal the relationship between Judaism and Christianity

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel...........................................................Mary Z. Gray.................18
An imaginative exploration of the history of an ancient prayer

On Not Missing the Circus................................................................Roger Lovette.................20
Imagery of the second coming cautions us to be awake and alert

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room..................................................Judith M. McDaniel........22
The one for whom we watch waits for us as well

Advent: Season of Rebellion?............................................................Pamela Ann Moeller........24
Exploring the Mary who now is

The Torah and Jesus.........................................................................Leonard S. Kravitz..........26
God breaks into history for people of different faiths

The Aweful Birth..............................................................................Ann Holmes Redding........27
The entire cosmos participates in pregnancy

Advent: The Coming of Christ and His Justice...................................Jude Siciliano, O.P...........28
Many Advent voices call us to preach justice

Preaching in Advent Means Preaching on Advent..............................David H.C. Read.............30
The challenge of preaching on Advent

QUOTATIONS ON ADVENT

In the Hebrew Scriptures [34]
In the New Testament Scriptures [35]
Poets and Writers [36]
Theologians and Scholars [38]

BOOKS ON ADVENT

The Coming of the Cosmic Christ by Matthew Fox [31]
Judaisms and Their Messiahs by Jacob Neusner, et al. [32]
Encounters With Silence by Karl Rahner [33]

IDEAS FOR PREACHING ON ADVENT

The Coming of Jesus in our Midst...................................................Dietrich Bonhoeffer...........39
Advent 1997: Birthing the Peace of Justice......................................James E. Hug, S.J.............40
Expecting ADVENT-ure................................................................Marc S. Mullinax...............42
On Tiptoes For a Silent Night: Reenchantment................................David W. Good.................44
for the Disenchanted
Preaching the Lectionary.................................................................Judith Hoch Wray.............46

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