Speaking
Speaking Engagement: Altamonte Springs, FL, Feb. 5-7, 2014
Dr. Brueggemann will give presentations as part of the annual DART (Direct Action and Research Training Center) clergy conference. Link to conference website Additional information
Giveaway
Book Giveaway Winners and Discount for All!
We had over ninety entries for the Truth Speaks to Power giveaway. The winners were randomly selected from those who commented, and the winners are Elizabeth Boehm-Wilson Susan Henry Sonnie Swenston Kevin Keith Mary Langer Thompson Quentin Chin Michael Edwards Pilar Richard K. MacMaster The winners will be receiving an email Read more…
Giveaway
Book Giveaway: Truth Speaks to Power
The good folks at The Thoughtful Christian have agreed to give away ten copies of Brueggemann’s latest book, Truth Speaks to Power. Leave a comment on this blog post – not the Facebook page – to be entered. (When you submit a comment, you are required to submit your email Read more…
Speaking
Speaking Engagement: Glendale, AZ, June 29, 2013
Dr. Brueggemann will lead the Day of Learning at the Desert Southwest Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. The event will be Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel. Brueggemann’s focus will be on his book Journey to the Common Good. Link to event website Note: the Read more…
Guest
Brian McLaren on Walter Brueggemann
Today’s guest post is from author and speaker Brian McLaren. McLaren has written over a dozen books, including A New Kind of Christianity, A Generous Orthodoxy, Naked Spirituality, and Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road? In 2012, McLaren released four short works of fiction entitled The Read more…
Guest
Rob Bell on Walter Brueggemann
In the coming weeks, we’ll feature guest posts by well-known writers, teachers, and thinkers who have been influenced by Walter Brueggemann’s work. We’re starting off in fine style, with an entry from author and teacher Rob Bell. Brueggemann’s influence is most keenly seen in Bell’s Jesus Wants to Save Christians Read more…
Speaking
Speaking Engagement: Cincinnati, OH, July 10, 2013
Dr. Brueggemann will have a conversation with Peter Block on the topic of death. The event will be at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center as part of their Conversation Café series. Registration and tickets are required. Link to event website
Speaking
Speaking Engagement: Gainesville, FL, September 24-25, 2013
Dr. Brueggemann will speak at 6:30 pm on the evenings of September 24-25, 2013, at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville, FL. The event, part of the Alfred A. Ring Lecture series, is free to all. Link to event website
QA
Q&A with Brueggemann #5: Writing Advice
Amy asked: “What do you think is the most important ritual you have cultivated for yourself when it comes to writing?” Brueggemann’s response: “Have a disciplined schedule of writing and stay at it; read a lot so that one comes to the task always with fresh resources in hand. But Read more…
QA
Q&A with Brueggemann #4: History and “Reportage”
Simon Hall asked: “The narrative of the OT presents a God very much part of human history and affected by it, while its doxological and prophetic writings often present us with a God who is in control of everything and planned most of it from the beginning. Would this have Read more…