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Truth-Telling as Subversive Obedience
"e;Those who serve as truth-tellers in the church, like those who listen to the truth-telling in the church, are a mix of yearning and fearfulness, of receptiveness and …
Live Like You Give a Damn!
Live Like You Give a Damn! declares the very good news that God is raising up a new generation, largely outside the church, to bring impressive change to the lives of our neighbors …
I Am Yahweh
I Am Yahweh offers a formidable combination of the basic thoughts and principles behind Walther Zimmerli's exegetical and theological work, reflecting the rigorous methods he uses …
Learning to Sing in a Strange Land
Prison is a strange land, a land of deep heartache and sadness. Over two million people are serving prison time in America. Millions more are carrying the mark of prison as those …
Caesar and the Sacrament
When the earliest Christ-followers were baptized they participated in a politically subversive act. Rejecting the Empire's claim that it had a divine right to rule the world, they …
Low-Back, Ladder-Back, Cane-Bottom Chair
Biblical texts are the springboards for proclaiming the Good news. For Rev. James S. Lowry, these springboards lead to recollections from life and ministry that make the Gospel …
David and His Theologian
Throughout Walter Brueggemann's career, he has repeatedly found his way back to the David and royal traditions. From some of his earliest articles and essays to monographs, …
Genius of Justice
There are geniuses in every field of work and all walks of life. Throughout my life, I have seen the geniuses of justice at work in this nation and in faith communities. This book …
Social Criticism and Social Vision in Ancient Israel
Contents1. Social Criticism and Social Vision in the Deuteronomic Formula of the Judges2. A Poem of Summons (Isa 55:1-3), a Narrative of Resistance (Dan 1:1-21)3. Psalms 9-10: A …
Wilderness Zone
In these several pieces I have worked to trace out possible interfaces between specific scripture references and matters at the forefront of our common social life. It is my hunch …
Remember You Are Dust
"e;Walter Brueggemann is the master of finding fresh and compelling dimensions of meaning in texts so familiar they barely scratch the surface of our consciousness. In this …
In the Land of the Willing
In this follow-up work to his earlier In the Land of the Living: Prayers Personal and Public, Kenneth L. Sehested sustains his evocative poetic imagination and capacity "e;for …