“Bring On Your Wrecking Ball”: Psalm 73 and Public Witness

This article explores Bruce Springsteen’s recent album Wrecking Ball and Psalm 73 as forms of public witness. Both artists rage against the injustice of profiteers, until, in the case of Psalm 73, there is a decisive turn toward praise once the psalmist enters the sanctuary. How does this kind of re...

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Main Author: Lapsley, Jacqueline E. 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2013
In: Theology today
Year: 2013, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-68
Further subjects:B Resistance
B Justice
B Song
B Worship
B Memory
B Springsteen
B Psalm 73
B Praise
B Sanctuary
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