Embracing the Prophets in Contemporary Culture: Walter Brueggemann on Confronting Today’s “Pharaohs”

Bruggemann, Walter

ISBN 10: 1606740911 ISBN 13: 9781606740910

Publisher: Church Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Walter Brueggemann, arguably America’s leading Old Testament scholar and theologian, takes us on a wild ride through the poetic prophecy of the Hebrew Scripture, identifying cultural contexts, putting a framework to Israel’s history, and, most significantly―and at times challengingly!―drawing connections between Israel’s sociological, economic and spiritual status and that of America today.

Session 1: Moses, Pharaoh, the Prophets and Us Session 2: The Prophets as Uncredentialed Purveyors of Covenant Session 3: Moral Coherence in a World of Power, Money and Violence Session 4: The Shrill Rhetoric that Breaks Denial Session 5: The Grief of Loss as Divine Judgment Session 6: The Promissory Language that Breaks Despair   This DVD contains all video content needed to conduct this six-session study. Each session begins with a 10-15 minute video presentation by Brueggemann followed by filmed interaction with a diverse small group.

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About this title

About the Actor:

WALTER BRUEGGEMANN, is a retired Old Testament scholar, prolific author and professor emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary. He has authored more than 58 books, hundreds of articles and several commentaries on books of the Bible. He is also a minister of the United Church of Christ. Brueggemann holds a ThD from Union Theological Seminary, New York and a PhD from St. Louis University. He lives in Vancouver, Canada and serves on the adult faith formation program at St. Andrew s-Wesley United Church. TIM SCORER facilitated the discussions with Marcus Borg for Embracing an Adult Faith and Phyllis Tickle for Embracing Emergence Christianity. He wrote the accompanying study guides for both programs. Tim is an educator, writer, facilitator, retreat leader and spiritual director. He lives in Vancouver Canada, and supports the adult faith formation program at St. Andrew s-Wesley United Church.

About this edition

• Publisher: Church Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1606740911
• ISBN 13: 9781606740910
• Binding: DVD
• Number of pages: 1