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God, Neighbour, Empire Walter Brueggemann

God, Neighbour, Empire By Walter Brueggemann

God, Neighbour, Empire by Walter Brueggemann


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God, Neighbour, Empire Summary

God, Neighbour, Empire: The Excess of Divine Fidelity and the Command of Common Good by Walter Brueggemann

Israel, in the Old Testament, bears witness to a God who initiates and then sustains covenantal relationships. The nature of this relationship decisively depends upon the conduct, practice, and policy of the covenant partner, yet is radically rooted in the character and agency of God?the One who makes promises, initiates covenant, and sustains relationship. In God, Neighbour, Empire, renowned Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggeman brings us a characteristically penetrating and provocative account of the ways in which the Old Testament is offered as an alternative to the imperial narrative that dominates ordinary imagination both in ancient times and in the present. Urgent and timely, the book suggests that the covenant of God in the witness of biblical faith speaks now and demands that its interpreting community should resist individualism, overcome commoditization, and thwart the rule of empire through a life of radical neighbour love.

God, Neighbour, Empire Reviews

Always provocative and insightful, Walter Brueggemann brilliantly helps us see how the ancient text has stunning implications for how we think and live today. His deep love of God, Scripture, and humanity reverberates throughout this incisive exploration of God's excessive faithfulness. -- Tremper Longman III, Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies, Westmont College
In a society that commoditizes nearly all aspects of life, Walter Brueggemann presses Scripture's summons to a neighborliness attuned to the well-being of the human community and the ecology of creation. God, Neighbor, Empire sets its compass to truths from ancient Israel, but it is a map for finding our way in a contemporary world where 'liberty and justice for all' is often hard to find. -- Samuel E. Balentine, Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of Old Testament, Union Presbyterian Seminary
This book is inspiring reading for any who preach regularly. It takes us deep into the heart of the biblical text, illuminating it with profound insight. -- Jane Williams
In the foreword, Jane Williams says: 'this book is inspiring for any who preach regularly.' I completely agree. -- John Wood * The Reader, Spring 2018, Vol 118 No1 *

About Walter Brueggemann

Water Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

1. The Nature and Mission of God Irreducibly, Inscrutably Relational 2. Justice From Zion Back to Sinai 3. Grace The Inexplicable Reach Beyond 4. Law The Summons to Keep Listening

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God, Neighbour, Empire: The Excess of Divine Fidelity and the Command of Common Good by Walter Brueggemann
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SCM Press
2017-06-23
184
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