Karl J. Van Harn

Groaning

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Warner Bailey listens attentively and compassionately to the wordless cries from people’s souls after atrocities such as George Floyd’s murder. How does a pastor respond to ‘groans too deep for words,’ especially within a system of white supremacy that destroys life? With theological rigor and in dialogue with black theologians, Bailey discerns in these groans faith and meaning that open to hope. His vision calls pastors to become wounded witnesses as well as wounded healers.”