TY - BOOK AU - Eklund,Rebekah Ann TI - The Beatitudes through the ages SN - 0802876501 AV - BT382 .E357 B433 2021 U1 - 226.206 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company KW - Beatitudes KW - Reader-response criticism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-336) and index; Introduction -- Meet the Beatitudes: Some basic questions -- The tangled skein of our lives: A whirlwind tour through history -- Drained of all other waters: The poor in spirit and the poor -- By trials furrowed: Those who mourn and those who weep -- Yield your ground: The meek -- Our daily bread: The hungry and thirsty (for justice) -- Stretching out the hand: The merciful -- Such powerful light: The pure in heart -- The heart of God: The peacemakers -- Mischief-makers and bandits: The persecuted N2 - "A reception history of the Beatitudes, from the first century to the present day"-- ER -