Books
Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now
Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now Westminster John Knox, 2014. Purchase Links: Amazon The Thoughtful Christian See updated 2017 edition with study guide.
News
Reality, Grief, Hope: New book excerpts and upcoming contest
Dr. Brueggemann has a new book set to be released by Eerdmans on February 7 entitled Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks. (Pre-order from Eerdmans here or Amazon here.) For the next month, we’ll be featuring excerpts from the book, culminating with a chance to win a free copy Read more…
Speaking
Speaking Engagement: Malibu, CA, April 29-May 1, 2014
Dr. Brueggemann will deliver 3 lectures on the theme of “Covenant in All Its Complex Diversity” as part of the 2014 Pepperdine Bible Lectures. Event website here.
Speaking
Speaking Engagement: Conway, AR, March 20, 2014
Dr. Brueggemann will deliver the 2014 Hendrix College Steel Lecture. Read more here.
Guest
Marilyn Auvermann: Why I Read Brueggemann
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…
Guest
Levi Jones: Why I Read Brueggemann
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…
Books
Embracing the Transformation
Embracing the Transformation Cascade Books, 2013. Purchase Links: Amazon (Paperback) Cascade Books
Guest
Why Do You Read Brueggemann?
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…
Speaking
Speaking Engagement: Cincinnati, OH, November 6, 2013
Dr. Brueggemann will participate in “A Priest, A Scholar, and a Bishop Walk Into a Bar” with Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal and Rev. Jane Gerdsen at Molly Malone’s. Event information here
Speaking
Speaking Engagement: Minneapolis, MN, May 20, 2014
Dr. Brueggemann will present on “Preaching with Holy Imagination” at the 2014 Festival of Homiletics. Conference website here