Public Worship and the Christian Life
John Goldingay on the Psalms as Full of Theology and Straight Talking
Dec 02, 2025
Season 8
Episode 2
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
John Goldingay, an Anglican priest and the senior professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, posits the psalms are the densest material in the entire Old Testament. They expound the nature of God as the compassionate, faithful, and committed one, but also as the one who makes demands upon us. The psalms help us talk to God, even about difficult things—and when we do, we are talking to someone who is in a position to do something about it.