Background
Dawn, Marva Jenine was born on August 20, 1948 in Napoleon, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Herold C. and Louise A. (Bayer) Gersmehl.
(But I dont wanna go to church! Marva Dawn has often he...)
But I dont wanna go to church! Marva Dawn has often heard that cry—and not only from children. What a sad commentary it is on North American spirituality, she writes, that the delight of keeping the Sabbath day has degenerated into the routine and drudgery—even the downright oppressiveness—of going to church. According to Dawn, the phrase going to church both reveals and promotes bad theology: it suggests that the church is a static place when in fact the church is the people of God. The regular gathering together of Gods people for worship is important—it enables them to be church in the world—but the act of worship is only a small part of observing the Sabbath. This refreshing book invites the reader to experience the wholeness and joy that come from observing Gods order for life—a rhythm of working six days and setting apart one day for rest, worship, festivity, and relationships. Dawn develops a four-part pattern for keeping the Sabbath: (1)ceasing—not only from work but also from productivity, anxiety, worry, possessiveness, and so on; (2) resting— of the body as well as the mind, emotions, and spirit—a wholistic rest; (3) embracing—deliberately taking hold of Christian values, of our calling in life, of the wholeness God offers us; (4) feasting—celebrating God and his goodness in individual and corporate worship as well as feasting with beauty, music, food, affection, and social interaction. Combining sound biblical theology and research into Jewish traditions with many practical suggestions, Keeping the Sabbath Wholly offers a healthy balance between head and heart: the book shows how theological insights can undergird daily life and practice, and it gives the reader both motivation and methods for enjoying a special holy day. Dawns work— unpretentiously eloquent, refreshingly personal in tone, and rich with inspiring example—promotes the discipline of Sabbath-keeping not as a legalistic duty but as the way to freedom, delight, and joy. Christians and Jews, pastors and laypeople, individuals and small groups—all will benefit greatly from reading and discussing the book and putting its ideas into practice.
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Dawn, Marva Jenine was born on August 20, 1948 in Napoleon, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Herold C. and Louise A. (Bayer) Gersmehl.
Master of Divinity, Western Evangelical Seminary, Portland, Oregon, 1978. Master of Sacred Theology, Pacific Lutheran Seminary, Berkeley, California, 1983. Master of Arts in Ethics, University Notre Dame, 1986.
Postgraduate, University Notre Dame.
Director youth and education, Concordia Luth Church, 1972-1975;
director special ministries, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Olympia, Washington, 1976-1979;
founder, author, educator, Christians Equipped for Ministry, Tumwater, Washington, since 1979. Visiting professor Western Evangelical Seminary, 1981, 83, 84. Chairman Inter-Lutheran Commision on Campus Ministry, 1979-1982, vice chairman, 1978.
Organizer Inter-Lutheran Task Force on Ministry to Single Adults, 1980. Board directors state and district youth boards Luth Church Missouri Synod, 1973-1979.
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Active Bread for the World, since 1982, Fellowship of Reconciliation, since 1982, Lutheran Peace Fellowship, since 1985, Evangelicals for Social Action, since 1986. Member American Academy Religion, Society Biblical Literature.
Married Myron L. Sandberg, June 10, 1989.