Alphabet of Faith

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

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Old Words for a New World

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

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Poverty in the Promised Land

Poverty in the Promised Land: Neighborliness, Resistance, and Restoration Edited by Conrad L. Kanagy Fortress Press, 2024. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon This book provides biblical evidence of the structural and systemic factors that have long been part of the story of poverty. The people of God have Read more

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The Emancipation of God

The Emancipation of God: Postmarks on Cultural Prophecy Edited by Conrad L. Kanagy Fortress Press, 2024. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon Understanding the gospel as emancipation has been central to Walter Brueggemann’s biblical interpretation. This book illustrates the theme’s centrality, addressing the emancipation of God from our attempts Read more

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Real World Faith

Fortress Press, 2023. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon Real World Faith articulates a faith that is effectively linked to our real world, the world of our bodies and of the body politic. The real world of our bodies causes us to be largely preoccupied with our health, security, dignity, Read more

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Ancient Echoes

Ancient Echoes: Refusing the Fear-Filled, Greed-Driven Toxicity of the Far Right Fortress Press, 2023. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon In his book Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History (Random House 2020), Kurt Andersen enunciates eight “truth claims” made by the political right that champion aggressive self-sufficiency and Read more

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Old Testament Theology: Canon or Testimony

Fortress Press, 2023. Order from Publisher | Order from Amazon For Brueggemann, the Old Testament is an invitation to explore the rich pluralism and diversity of Israel’s testimony of faith in Yahweh, the central figure of the Old Testament. This faith was expressed in a core testimony of nouns, verbs, Read more

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Tenacious Solidarity

Tenacious Solidarity: Biblical Provocations on Race, Religion, Climate, and the Economy Fortress Press, 2018. Purchase Links Publisher Amazon

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