Walter Brueggemann Column

Church Anew is honored to welcome Walter Brueggemann as our featured weekly 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.

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Walter Brueggemann 8/2/23 Walter Brueggemann 8/2/23

Cascade! Divine?

The text of Job 1:13-19 is part of a “folk tale” in the Book of Job that frames the poetry that follows. The “folk tale” gives us a glimpse of the governing power of the creator God which is concealed from Job. God is unnamed in these verses though verse 16 allows a conventional phrase, “the fire of God.” It is often noted that in the prologue and the epilogue of the Book of Job, God is called by the Israelite name, YHWH. That naming of YHWH anchors the Book of Job in the Israelite tradition, even though in the poetry Job God is not so identified. In any case, behind the narrative is the governing force and will of the creator God who makes covenant with Israel.

Walter Brueggemann 7/26/23 Walter Brueggemann 7/26/23

The Voice of the Victim

In this blog, Walter Bruggemann discusses an unlikely group of people who come together through music. He connects this to the book of revelation and the Roman Empire.

Walter Brueggemann 7/19/23 Walter Brueggemann 7/19/23

A Music-Making Counter-Community

In this blog, Walter Bruggemann discusses an unlikely group of people who come together through music. He connects this to the book of revelation and the Roman Empire.