Six Biblical Plays for Contemporary Audiences

Fills a Need: For biblically based, thoroughly researched plays for a general audience. Is Fun: Laugh as members of the body of Christ sing and dance their way into your church. See others--and maybe yourself!--in the kindness of Heart, the gossip of Ear, the pride of Head, and the independence of Eye. Honors Women: Lets Mary tell Joseph of the angel Gabriel's visit. Recognizes Elizabeth's importance; she tells Luke 1 from her perspective. Is Funny: Human beings get in fixes and messes. Watch how God--with gentleness, humor, and tough love--delivers his people time and again. Encourages Participation: Suitable for actors ages nine to ninety-nine! Fosters Dialogue: Each play ends with Questions for Discussion. Shows Theology in the Making: Do theology the Godly way--with boots on the ground! Consider this evangelism model: The disciples have just seen the risen Lord Jesus ascend into heaven and can't wait to tell all Jerusalem! Invites Imagination: The characters in Proverbs gather in the marketplace and tell Simple Youth, a first-year university student, about their lifestyles. Which will he follow? Promotes This Concept: We all play our lives on stage to an audience of One: God.

Author: Robin Gallaher Branch
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 06/14/2016
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781498230841

About the Author
Robin Gallaher Branch holds a research appointment as Extraordinary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Theology at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. She publishes frequently in South African journals. She received a Fulbright Fellowship in 2002-3 to South Africa and a Kilian McDonnell Fellowship in Faith and Culture in 2015 to the Collegeville Institute in Collegeville, Minnesota. She writes frequently for magazines and newspapers and serves as an adjunct instructor at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee.