{"product_id":"reality-grief-hope-three-urgent-prophetic-tasks-paperback","title":"Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Brueggemann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Brueggemann is one of the most highly regarded Old Testament scholars of our time; talk-show host Krista Tippett has even called him \"a kind of theological rock star.\" In this new book Brueggemann incisively probes our society-in-crisis from the ground up. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePointing out striking correlations between the catastrophe of 9\/11 and the destruction of ancient Jerusalem, Brueggemann shows how the prophetic biblical response to that crisis was truth-telling in the face of ideology, grief in the face of denial, and hope in the face of despair. He argues that the same prophetic responses are urgently required from us now if we are to escape the deathliness of denial and despair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrueggemann's \u003ci\u003eReality, Grief, Hope\u003c\/i\u003e boldly confronts the dominant forces of our time, taking on principalities and powers that vie for our souls, and calls the church to courageous action.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Brueggemann\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2025) was the William Marcellus McPheeters Professor emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. In his writing and preaching, he emphasized social justice and church renewal. He was the author of numerous biblical commentaries and scholarly works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Prophetic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSabbath as Resistance, Journey to the Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTruth Speaks to Power: The Countercultural Nature of Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 165\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.61 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52554177970469,"sku":"9780802870728","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/mYPz8b4JzN9780802870728.webp?v=1781356200","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/reality-grief-hope-three-urgent-prophetic-tasks-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}