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Title: The Threat of Life: Sermons on Pain, Power, and Weakness By: Walter Brueggemann Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Vendor: Augsburg Fortress Publication Date: 1996 | Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches) Weight: 8 ounces ISBN: 0800629752 ISBN-13: 9780800629755 Stock No: WW29752 |
These twenty-two sermons from a master interpreter demonstrate how ancient texts can speak to the whole gamut of human experience even now. Included in Walter Brueggemann's preview are keen observations about the timeless issues of human life, both personal and social: the pain we face, often inflicted on each other; the use and abuse of power; the weakness and fragility of life; the redemptive power of faith; and much more.
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 regarded as the premier Old Testament interpreter and biblical theologian of today. Among his many publications are Prophetic Imagination and Old Testament Theology.
Charles L. Campbell is Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Columbia Theological Seminary.
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