A classic text in biblical theology--still relevant for today and tomorrow. In this 40th anniversary edition of the classic text from one of the most influential biblical scholars of our time, Walter Brueggemann, offers a theological and ethical reading of the Hebrew Bible. He finds there a vision for the community of God whose words and practices of lament, protest and complain give rise to an…
A decade ago, Walter Brueggemann called the church to journey together for the good of our community through neighborliness, covenanting, and reconstruction. He distilled this challenge to its most basic issues: Where is the church going? What is its role in contemporary society? What lessons does it have to offer a world enmeshed in turbulent times? Published originally in 2010, Journey to the…
World-renowned biblical interpreter Walter Brueggemann invites readers to take a closer look at the subversive messages found within the Old Testament. Brueggemann asserts that the Bible presents a "sustained contestation" over truth, in which established institutions of power do not always prevail. But this is not always obvious at first glance. A closer look reveals that the text actually con…
Beliau lahir tahun 1936 di Belanda. Ia lulusan Sekolah Tinggi Teologi (Reformed Churches Lieberated), Kampen dan Universitas Negara, Utrecht. Setelah bekerja sebagai pendeta jemaat, ia diangkat menjadi profesor di Universitas Teologi di Kampen, Jurusan Perjanjian Baru, sejak tahun 1967. Pada tahun 1973 ia meraih gelar doktor teologi (Perjanjian Baru) di Utrecht University (cum laude) berdasarka…
Jalan Kebenaran itu sempit, terjal, gersang, berbatu, dan penuh cadas yang tajam, Di sana pulalah ular-ular beludak dengan bisa yang mematikan bermukim. Siap mematuk dan menghancurkan tunit siapa pun, yang berjalan di atasnya. Siapa pun yang berani memilih jalan itu, ia harus rela kakinya terluka. Menderita kesakitan dengan risiko dipagut ular berbisa. Hanya mereka yang tak menyayangi nyawanya …
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No Christian can afford to remain ignorant of The Pilgrim's Progress. In universality of spiritual appeal it stands second only to the Bible itself. To an extent matched by few other of the great books, it is “the echo of a great soul.” John Bunyan, the tinker and nonconformist preacher who wrote this greatest of Christian classics, was born in 1628 at Elstow near Bedford, England. As a …
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Renowned for his Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy and Reflections on History, Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897) has well been described as “the most civilized historian of the nineteenth century.” Judgments on History and Historians consists of records collected by Emil Dürr from Burckhardt’s lecture notes for history courses at the University of Basel from 1865 to 1885. The 149 bri…
Handel is recognised as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. In this Companion acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise accessible to the interested general reader and music lover. All the genres in which Handel composed are considered including oratorio, chamber cantata, opera, and church music, as well as works for the keyboard and orchestra. The wide-ranging, sp…