Reality, Grief, Hope

Reality, Grief, Hope Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks

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Publisher's Synopsis

Walter Brueggemann is one of the most highly regarded Old Testament scholars of our time; talk-show host Krista Tippett has even called him "a kind of theological rock star." In this new book Brueggemann incisively probes our society-in-crisis from the ground up.

Pointing out striking correlations between the catastrophe of 9/11 and the destruction of ancient Jerusalem, Brueggemann shows how the prophetic biblical response to that crisis was truth-telling in the face of ideology, grief in the face of denial, and hope in the face of despair. He argues that the same prophetic responses are urgently required from us now if we are to escape the deathliness of denial and despair.

Brueggemann'sReality, Grief, Hopeboldly confronts the dominant forces of our time, taking on principalities and powers that vie for our souls, and calls the church to courageous action.

Book information

ISBN: 9780802870728
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Imprint: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Pub date:
DEWEY: 234.25
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 179
Weight: 226g
Height: 217mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 13mm