God of All Promises: A Poetic Pilgrimage through Genesis Westminster John Knox Press, 2026. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon Walter Brueggemann’s final work takes readers on a poetic journey through Genesis, bringing new hope, deep reflection, and discovery of all that God promises. In God of All Promises: A Read more
Reading the Bible with Brueggemann: Scripture’s Power to Remake the World by Robert Williamson Jr. ACU Press, 2025. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon Let the Word speak freely. Walter Brueggemann has been one of the most influential Old Testament theologians of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Read more
Unwavering Faithfulness: Pivotal Moments in the Book of Isaiah with Brent A. Strawn Westminster John Knox, 2025. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon Walter Brueggemann and Brent Strawn lead readers through the prophetic book of Isaiah, moving between looming predictions of punishment against Israel for breaking covenant with God Read more
Alphabet of Faith: Prophetic Prayers for a Chaotic World Fortress Press, 2025. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon There is no good rhyme or reason to lay out matters of faith according to the alphabet, especially when it comes to prayer. There are no easy ABCs when it comes Read more
Walter Brueggemann passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025, at the age of 92. Update: Click here to view Celebration of Life service information and watch the service via livestream. The service is Saturday, July 19, 2:00 (EDT). Obituary Walter Albert Brueggemann was born in Tilden, Nebraska on March 11, Read more
Lament that Generates Covenant Cascade Books, 2025. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon This collection of essays pertains to matters that urgently concern our faith. My work consists in recognition that our various systems of meaning, power, and control are decisively penultimate, even though we conduct ourselves as though Read more
Old Words for a New World Edited by Conrad L. Kanagy Westminster John Knox, 2024. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon Walter Brueggemann has been so effective for so long precisely because he has consistently called upon the church to see beyond the taken-for-granted realities it confronts by imagining Read more
Grace Abounds: God’s Abundance against the Fear of Scarcity Edited by Davis Hankins Westminster John Knox, 2024. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon In Grace Abounds: God’s Abundance against the Fear of Scarcity, Walter Brueggemann explores our human struggle of having a smallness of mind that breeds competition and envy Read more
Elemental Claims of the Gospel Cascade Books, 2024. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon These essays cover “themes that have long occupied my thinking, and permit me to offer something of a summary of my work. The substance and action of the Old Testament (and consequently the entire Bible) Read more
In God We Do Not Trust Edited by Conrad L. Kanagy Santos Press, 2024. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon This book is composed of thirteen essays written by Professor Walter Brueggemann over the past two years, essays related to current social and political events facing the church and Read more