Overview

In the last several years, Walter Brueggemann's writingshave directly addressed the situation of Christiancommunities in today's globalized context, with itsconsumerist lifestyles, vast inequalities, and near-imperialexercises of power. His insights, forged in rugged encounterswith the texts of the Old Testament, are sharp, painful, andindispensable. In the People of Israel Brueggemann finds amodel of an alternative community - anchored in YHWH,ever exploring new possibilities, and prophetically bentagainst empire. Part I: The Word Redescribing the WorldPart II: The Word Redefining the PossiblePart III: The Word Shaping a Community of Discipleship

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Author:   Walter Brueggemann
Publisher:   1517 Media
Imprint:   Fortress Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780800698294

ISBN 10:   0800698290
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 March 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword Preface Acknowledgments I. The Word Redescribing the World A Text That Redescribes Proclamatory Confrontations A Fresh Performance amid a Failed Script Faith at the Nullpunkt II. The Word Redefining the Possible The City in Biblical Perspective: Failed and Possible Evangelism and Discipleship: The God Who Calls, The God Who Sends Options for Creatureliness: Consumer or Citizen Ecumenism as the Shared Practice of a Peculiar Identity III. The Word Shaping a Community of Discipleship Vision for a New Church and a New Century: Part I: Homework against Scarcity Vision for a New Church and a New Century: Part II: Holiness Becomes Generosity Patriotism for Citizens of the Penultimate SuperpowerAbbreviations Notes Index of Names Index of Biblical References

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Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is regarded as the premier Old Testament interpreter and biblical theologian of today. Among his many publications are Prophetic Imagination and Old Testament Theology.

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