Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary and the author of numerous books including, from Fortress Press, The Prophetic Imagination; Theology of the Old Testament; and The Creative Word.
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Editor's Foreword Preface Acknowledgments I. The Word Redescribing the World A Text That Redescribes Proclamatory Confrontations A Fresh Performance amid a Failed Script Faith at the Nullpunkt II. The Word Redefining the Possible The City in Biblical Perspective: Failed and Possible Evangelism and Discipleship: The God Who Calls, The God Who Sends Options for Creatureliness: Consumer or Citizen Ecumenism as the Shared Practice of a Peculiar Identity III. The Word Shaping a Community of Discipleship Vision for a New Church and a New Century: Part I: Homework against Scarcity Vision for a New Church and a New Century: Part II: Holiness Becomes Generosity Patriotism for Citizens of the Penultimate SuperpowerAbbreviations Notes Index of Names Index of Biblical References