In Mandate to Difference, renowned theologian Walter Brueggemann sets forth a new vision of the Christian church in today's world. Based on speaking engagements surrounding his critical passion and conviction that the church in this moment must set itself in tension with the rest of the world, these essays call the church to courageously defy political polarization, consumerism, and militarism.
Bringing texts of the Old Testament to the forefront in light of our current moment, Brueggemann is, as Publishers Weekly reviews, offering "some profound insights
in this collection of essays, roughly tied together by themes of social
justice in the Bible and in the contemporary church. The best moments
are his specific exegetical observations about the politics, economics,
religious practices, and community customs of various societies in the
Hebrew Bible."
This biblically based collection of essays will inspire your congregation's next steps.
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Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is the author of dozens of books, including Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, A Gospel of Hope, and Interrupting Silence: God's Command to Speak Out.