What’s it like to edit Brueggmann’s work? Today, we have an interview with the Rev. Dr. Brent A. Strawn, Ph.D., who serves as chair of the Hebrew Bible Course of Study (Ph.D.) at Emory’s Graduate Division of Religion and director of the D.Min. Program and professor of Old Testament at Candler School of Read more…
Walter Brueggemann introduced me to a God I had not known before although I have been a Christian for 60+ years. I have learned to love God in a way I’d never experienced; I no longer have to apologize for God or attempt to “explain” God. God is a different Read more…
I first encountered Brueggemann’s work in my first year at Southern Nazarene University. I was reading his Interpretation Genesis commentary along with his cooperative work, A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. I also ran into several of his journal articles (most notably, “Myth of Scarcity, Liturgy of Abundance”). That Read more…
Since its inception this year, this site has had close to 50,000 views and 200 comments. The Facebook page has over 5,000 fans. As if we didn’t know already, Walter Brueggemann has fans and readers throughout the world, and his influence extends far beyond even those who interact with this Read more…
Today’s guest post is from author and speaker Brian McLaren. McLaren has written over a dozen books, including A New Kind of Christianity, A Generous Orthodoxy, Naked Spirituality, and Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road? In 2012, McLaren released four short works of fiction entitled The Read more…
In the coming weeks, we’ll feature guest posts by well-known writers, teachers, and thinkers who have been influenced by Walter Brueggemann’s work. We’re starting off in fine style, with an entry from author and teacher Rob Bell. Brueggemann’s influence is most keenly seen in Bell’s Jesus Wants to Save Christians Read more…