Psalm 31 for Troubled Times: A Poetic Reading

Psalm 31 is masterful work of poetic art, weaving together a complex of concerns, beliefs, and misgivings of the psalmist. The 31st Psalm is replete with quick shifts, competing thoughts and emotions, conflicts, along with tensions between an interior sense of failure and outside hostilities. Paying attention to such rich texture elevates its potency as a psalm of spirituality and guidance, and makes it particularly relevant to our present situation as a nation and world.  Dr. Christopher Corwin will lead us through Psalm 31 through an interactive lecture and discussion.

About the Instructor 

Chris Corwin, Ph.D. teaches Hebrew Scriptures, World Religions, and Philosophy. He has two BAs, math and English, from San Francisco State University, an M.A. in linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington and a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. His interests include: poetic analysis of the Psalms, theology of the Hebrew Scriptures, the book of Samuel, the Song of Songs, and Ancient Near Eastern Literature. 

Location: 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley, 94704

Cost: $35, $15 or free (for students)

Light refreshments provided.