Gospel of Hope, Walter Brueggemann
Gospel of Hope, Walter Brueggemann
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Gospel of Hope

Author: Walter Brueggemann

Narrator: Walter Brueggemann

Unabridged: 3 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/23/2018


Synopsis

Beloved and respected by scholars, preachers, and laity alike, Walter Brueggemann offers penetrating insights on Scripture and prophetic diagnoses of our culture. Instead of maintaining what is safe and routine, A Gospel of Hope encourages readers to embrace the audacity required to live out one's faith. This must-have volume gathers Brueggemann's wisdom on topics ranging from anxiety and abundance to partisanship and the role of faith in public life.

About Walter Brueggemann

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 the author of dozens of books, including Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, A Gospel of Hope, and Interrupting Silence: God's Command to Speak Out.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bud on November 23, 2020

This is the perfect read leading into the new year. Hope isn't found in the result of political elections. Rather, hope is found in the Gospel of the Kingdom of God.......more

Goodreads review by Isaac on November 22, 2023

Very encouraging read. A book in which liberal and conservative Christians should be able to get behind together.......more

Goodreads review by Andy on November 16, 2019

Walter Brueggemann’s “GOSPEL OF HOPE” is a smorgasbord of imaginative insightful statements about how the Gospel might be lived in community. He is an astute communicator. “It is a command spoken by Jesus who himself is un-anxious and unflappable. ... He is unafraid before the Roman governor at his t......more

Goodreads review by Robert on April 25, 2018

Walter Brueggemann has the look of a prophet. I never had the opportunity to see him in person as a younger man, but the man I have encountered on several occasions in recent years has the look and sound of the prophets he often expounds in his books. Brueggemann is a noted biblical scholar who has......more

Goodreads review by Christian on February 18, 2019

This book is a stunning collection of beautiful sermons that would serve any Christian, in any position in the Church, well. It is cheap: Amazon's price generally hovers around $10. (Though, I wonder what Brueggemann would think, honestly, of having his books on Amazon!) I highly recommend this book......more