Read, Pray, Sing: The Psalms as an Entryway to the Scriptures Union University

The Sufferings of Christ and the Subsequent Glories in the Psalms

God, Israel, and the Nations: Praising God and His Salvation in Psalm 117

Breakout Session: Hearing the Psalms: Reading with Head and Heart

When C. S. Lewis undertook his study of the Psalms, he said that it "is not what is called an 'apologetic' work," by which he meant a book
"trying to convince unbelievers that Christianity is true." In another sense, however, apologetics is precisely what this devotional book for believers
really is. In addition to believers, Lewis indicated that he wrote the book for "those who are ready, while reading, to 'suspend their disbelief."
He does not deal with all the psalms, but he focuses on the ones that cause "difficulties" and that for modern readers "are at first most repellent."
This session will explore how Lewis made the psalms accessible to a modern audience without changing their meaning.

Breakout Session: C.S. Lewis on the Psalms

It is easy to forget that the Psalms are 150 separate poems. They are creative, emotional, lyrical poems designed in the mind of God.
The poetry is easy to overlook because we read the Psalms in English translations. This breakout session will help us to rediscover the poetry of the Psalms.
We will examine the use of descriptive imagery, helpful comparisons, and some uniquely Hebrew characteristics as well. Just as we read and interpret English poems differently from,
say, essays or personal letters, we should also read and interpret the Psalms according to their style.