The Social Audience of Prayer Terry L. Jones ' As the man himself

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including a service dimension to ensure that service provision is explicitly incorporated into thinking and practice

fostering accountability

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including heritage sites that tell of a history reaching back more than 2000 years and ancient woodlands where the dawn chorus has been heard for centuries

The Social Audience of Prayer Terry L. Jones ' As the man himselfLament psalms are often imagined as private cries to God. Yet many laments are also directed outward toward friends, foes, and entire communities. The Social Audience of Prayer reveals how the psalmist's words reach beyond the divine to demand recognition, solidarity, and change from a human audience as well. W. Derek Suderman offers the first sustained study of the social audience in lament psalms, showing how laments consistently engage both God and