Alternative to the Bread of Affliction: And Other Essays

by Walter Brueggemann

Table of Contents 1 Alternative to the Bread of Affliction 2 Preaching the Psalms 3 On Tenacious Parenting 4 The Litigation of Scarcity 5 Twin Themes for Ecumenical Singing: The Psalms 6 In the "Thou" Business: The Travail of Biblical Language . . . Again 7 Reaping the Whirlwind 8 The Poem: Subversion and Summons 9 The Impossible Possibility of Forgiveness 10 On Appearing before the Authorities 11 Getting Your Sibilants Right: The Evangelical Shibboleth 12 Do the Numbers 13 Awaiting the Verdict 14 At the Death of Peter Knauert: Peter amid Remembering and Hoping 15 Advantage McEnroe 16 What Does It Mean to Be Human? 17 When the Music Starts Again 18 The First Great Commandment 19 A Little Evangelical Geography 20 Toward Perfect Health 21 Peace: The Fruit of the Spirit 22 Three Key Moves toward White Extremism 23 A Retrospect

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666791962
• ISBN13: 9781666791969
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"