REFLECTIONS
ON THE
PSALMS
IAN ADAMS
CHRISTOPHER COCKSWORTH
JOANNA COLLICUTT
GILLIAN COOPER
STEVEN CROFT
PAULA GOODER
PETER GRAYSTONE
MALCOLM GUITE
HELEN-ANN HARTLEY
BARBARA MOSSE
MARK OAKLEY
MARTYN PERCY
JOHN PRITCHARD
BEN QUASH
JOHN SENTAMU
ANGELA TILBY
LUCY WINKETT
JEREMY WORTHEN
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Contents
About Reflections on the Psalms
The Psalms in the life of the Church
Psalm table for reading the Psalms over the course of a month
Psalm table for reading Psalm 119 and the Psalms of Ascent
Ian Adams is a poet, writer, photographer and artist. He is the creator of the daily Morning Bell, author of Unfurling:poems, Running Over Rocks: spiritual practices to transform tough times and Cave Refectory Road: monastic rhythms for contemporary living. Ian is an Anglican priest, director of StillPoint, co-founder of Beloved Life and Spirituality Adviser for CMS. info: www.about.me/ianadams
Christopher Cocksworth is the Bishop of Coventry. He read Theology at the University of Manchester. After teaching in secondary education, he trained for ordination and pursued doctoral studies, serving in parochial and chaplaincy ministry and in theological education, latterly as Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
Joanna Collicutt is the Karl Jaspers Lecturer in Psychology and Spirituality at Ripon College Cuddesdon and Advisor on the Spiritual Care of Older People for Oxford Diocese. Her professional background is in clinical psychology, but her current area of academic interest is psychology of religion and, in particular, psychological approaches to reading the Bible. She also ministers in a West Oxfordshire parish.
Gillian Cooper is a writer, teacher, and Old Testament enthusiast. She has previously worked as a theological educator, a cathedral verger, and an administrator. She has recently moved to London, but still escapes whenever she can to the windswept beaches of Norfolk and Orkney.
Steven Croft is the Bishop of Sheffield. He is the author of a number of books including Jesus People: what next for the church? and The Advent Calendar, a novel for children and adults, and a co-author of Pilgrim: a course for the Christian journey.
Paula Gooder is Theologian in Residence for the Bible Society. She is a writer and lecturer in biblical studies, author of a number of books including Journey to the Empty Tomb, The Meaning is in the Waiting and Heaven, and a co-author of the Pilgrim course. She is also a Reader in the Church of England.
Peter Graystone works for Church Army, where he oversees pioneering projects that take the Good News way beyond the walls of a church to profoundly unchurched people. One of those locations is the internet, and he edits Christianity.org.uk, which gives free, confidential, reliable information about the Christian faith. He is a Church Times columnist and theatre reviewer.
Malcolm Guite, the Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge, is a poet and singer–songwriter, and is the author of What
