Contents Preface v Abbreviations vii Introduction: Creating Space for a Theological Conversation Mark J. Boda xi Section One: Canonical Texts 1. Renewal in Heart, Word, and Deed: Repentance in the Torah 3 Mark J. Boda 2. Repentance in the Former Prophets 25 Terence E. Fretheim 3. "Turn Back, O People": Repentance in the Latter Prophets 47 Carol J. Dempsey 4.
"May Your Eyes Be Open and Your Ears Attentive": A Study of Penance and Penitence in the Writings 67 Richard J. Bautch 5. "Repent, for the Kingdom of God Is at Hand": Repentance in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts 87 Guy Dale Nave, Jr. 6. "And I Shall Heal Them": Repentance, Turning, and Penitence in the Johannine Writings 105 Edith M. Humphrey 7. Penitence and repentance in the Epistles 127 Stanley E. Porter Section Two: Historical Perspectives 8.
Penitence in Early Christianity in Its Historical and Theological Setting: Trajectories from Eastern and Western Sources 153 Cornelia B. Horn 9. Private Confession in the German reformation 189 Ronald K. Rittgers Section Three: Theological Tradition 10. "Life in Abundance": Eastern Orthodox Perspectives on repentance and Confession 211 John Chryssavgis 11. Life as a Holy Penitent: The Catholic Call to Conversion 231 Ralph Del Colle 12. A Confessing Faith: Assent and Penitence in the Reformation Traditions of Luther, Calvin, and Bucer 251 Andrew Purves 13. The Penitential: An Evangelical Perspective 267 Gordon T.
Smith 14. Yielding to the Spirit: A Pentecostal Understanding of Penitence 287 Cheryl Bridges Johns 15. Middle Eastern Perspectives and Expressions of Christian Repentance/Penitence 307 Wafk Wahba 16. Penitence as Practiced in African/African American Christian Spirituality 329 Michale Battle Section Four: Reflection 17. The Summons to New Life: A Reflection 347 Walter Bruggemann 18. Implications of This Book's Insights for Liturgical Practices 371 Marva J. Dawn Conclusion: The Jolly Penitent: Religious Leadership and the Practice of Confession 387 Gordon T. Smith List of Contributors 395 Subject Index 397 Author and Name Index 403 Index of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Citations 411.