Walter Brueggemann Column

Church Anew is honored to host Walter Brueggemann as our featured columnist. We look forward to sharing Walter’s work with church leaders and faithful people worldwide. May his powerful and reflective writings inspire, energize, guide, and comfort you.

Dr. Walter Brueggemann 10/30/24 Dr. Walter Brueggemann 10/30/24

The Force of Id and Otherwise

The good news is that we are not and need not be propelled by the negating work of God, of Satan, of the devil, or the id.

Church Anew 9/28/23 Church Anew 9/28/23

Moving Beyond Imagination--but Not Really: A Reflection from Brueggemann’s Biographer

A brief peek into the prophetic imagination of Walter Brueggemann as captured by his biographer, Conrad Kanagy.

Dr. Walter Brueggemann 9/20/23 Dr. Walter Brueggemann 9/20/23

A Preacher's Dilemma: Verse 12?

The first, very important task of exegesis was to determine the extent of the textual unit, where it began and where it ended. This is often clear and self-evident in scripture; but sometimes it is not. Jeremiah 18:1-11 and Jeremiah 18:1-12 offer somewhat contradictory, but equally valuable, interpretations of scripture that can be relevant to modernity and thus strategic to ministry.