reflections on God, Scripture, and the church Brueggemann, Walter. creator Sharp, Carolyn J. ed. text mnu Minneapolis, MN Fortress Press c2011 2010 monographic eng

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394p ; hbk ; 23.5cm. Disruptive grace : the uncompromising theology of Walter Brueggemann / Carolyn J. Sharp. Part 1 : Demand and deliverance: Brueggemann on the Torah / Carolyn J. Sharpe. Summons to a dialogic life -- Exodus: limit and possibility -- Sabbath as antidote to anxiety -- The countercommands of Sinai. Part 2 : Prophets Refusal and redescription: Brueggemann on the prophets / Carolyn J. Sharp. Every city a holy city : the holy city in jeopardy -- Every city a holy city : the city of possibility -- Prophetic ministry in the national security state -- The land mourns. Part 3 : Writings. Scepticism and doxology: Brueggemann on the Writings. A necessary condition for a good loud lament -- The fearful thirst for dialogue -- Spirit-led imagination: reality practiced in a sub-version -- Wisdom as "practical theology". Part 4 : Canon and imagination. Exodus and resurrection: Brueggemann on the canon. Hosting alternative worlds -- Impossible talk, impossible walk -- Faithful imagination as sustained subversion -- Scriptural strategies against exclusionary absolutism -- A life and a time other than our own. Walter Brueggemann ; edited and Introduced by Carolyn J. Sharp. Theology Theology 230.0411/BRU 9780800697945 (alk. paper) 2010044669 DLC 101026 20111017203615.0 16518353