The Practice of Prophetic Imagination: Preaching an Emancipating Word

By Walter Brueggemann

Book Overview

Walter Brueggemann declares that the necessary character of truly prophetic preaching today is "a contestation between narratives." If the dominant narrative of our time promotes national self-sufficiency (through militarism) and personal self-sufficiency (through consumerism), it must be opposed by a different narrative. Prophetic preaching takes its stand in a world claimed by a God who is gracious, uncompromisingand real. Brueggemann writes here for leaders in faith communities who bear the responsibility of preaching. He describes the discipline of a prophetic imagination, in an unflinchingly realistic, unwaveringly candid manner.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800698975
• ISBN13: 9780800698973
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"