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The Word That Redescribes the World

The Bible and Discipleship
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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
Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary and the author of numerous books including, from Fortress Press, The Prophetic Imagination; Theology of the Old Testament; and The Creative Word.
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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