Living Countertestimony: Conversations with Walter Brueggemann

by Walter Brueggemann and Carolyn J. Sharp

Book Overview

This volume invites readers to get up close and personal with one of the most respected and beloved writers of the last four decades. Carolyn J. Sharp has transcribed numerous table conversations between Walter Brueggemann and his colleagues and former students, in addition to several of his addresses and sermons from both academic and congregational settings. The result is the essential Brueggemann: readers will learn about his views on scholarship, faith, and the church; get insights into his "contagious charisma," grace, and charity; and appreciate the candid reflections on the fears, uncertainties, and difficulties he faced over the course of his career. Anyone interested in Brueggemann's work and thoughts will be gifted with thought-provoking, inspirational reading from within these pages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664234259
• ISBN13: 9780664234256
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.0"