Hearing the Message of Habakkuk: Living by Faith in a Violent World [Paperback]

'Biblical theologian, and steward of words, Chris Wright, navigates us through the dark days of Habakkuk, comparing them to the geopolitical history of our own times. We learn context, history, and even 'feel' with Habakkuk. Thankfully, Chris brings us through challenged, and a little provoked, to that gloriously hopeful last chapter of Habakkuk. There he unfolds the sagely kind of wisdom I've come to expect from him - 'we live every day in renewed trust in the sovereign good governance of God in God's world.' I could read that on every page.''There's no question: here is a book for such a time as this. With customary clarity, Chris Wright unpacks the extraordinary relevance of Habakkuk to the unsettling realities of our world, pointing us to the certainties of God's Sovereign control and compassionate care. Drawing illuminating application from across scripture and Christian experience, each chapter is full of pastoral encouragement which, in the midst of troubling times, strengthens faith and inserts vertebra in our elastic spines.''Chris has done it once again. One of our generation's most careful and thoughtful biblical scholars and church leaders applies theological insight, biblical understanding, and pastoral concern to the book of Habakkuk, opening it up for our day. His attentiveness offers a fresh word from an indispensable prophetic book. As I preach and teach Habakkuk, I will return to this gift again and again.''Chris Wright has become a trustworthy and reliable interpreter of Scripture for many in our day. He is a fine scholar fully in command of the tools of biblical scholarship. But he is also pastorally sensitive, able to hear God's address to our present context to shape a faithful missional people for the sake of the world. One does not need to climb a mountain of biblical scholarship to get a molehill of insight for the church's life and mission today. I am always delighted when Chris takes on another canonical book. It is always rich with insighl3%