Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now

by Walter Brueggemann

Book Overview

Discussions about the Sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a person should be able to play cards or purchase liquor on Sundays. In this volume, popular author Walter Brueggemann writes that the Sabbath is not simply about keeping rules but rather about becoming a whole person and restoring a whole society. Importantly, Brueggemann speaks to a 24/7 society of consumption, a society in which we live to achieve, accomplish,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664239285
• ISBN13: 9780664239282
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"