Denise Dombkowski Hopkins is Woodrow W. and Mildred B. Professor of Biblical Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Michael S. Koppel is associate professor of pastoral theology and Congregational Care at Wesley Theological Seminary. Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025) was the William Marcellus McPheeters Professor emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. In his writing and preaching, he emphasized social justice and church renewal. He was the author of numerous biblical commentaries and scholarly works, including The Prophetic Imagination, Sabbath as Resistance, Journey to the Common Good, Truth Speaks to Power: The Countercultural Nature of Scripture, and Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks.
