A Cry Instead of Justice: The Bible and Cultures of Violence in Psychological Perspective

Abstract

The essays that make up this volume were originally developed for the Psychology and Biblical Studies Section of the Society for Biblical Literature, of which both Dereck and Andrew have been chairpersons. We are grateful to the participants of the sessions, who have continued to challenge us and stimulate new ways of seeing how the Bible and the human psyche have shaped one another. We are especially thankful for the vision, leadership, and encouragement of two of those colleagues Wayne G. Rollins and J. Harold Ellens. Their efforts to bring about a revival of psychological biblical criticism and their contributions to the group and to the literature are immeasurable.