Interrupting Silence, Walter Brueggemann
Interrupting Silence, Walter Brueggemann
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Interrupting Silence
God's Command to Speak Out

Author: Walter Brueggemann

Narrator: Walter Brueggemann

Unabridged: 3 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/23/2018


Synopsis

Silence is a complex matter. It can refer to awe before unutterable holiness, but it can also refer to the coercion where some voices are silenced in the interest of control by the dominant voices. It is the latter silence that Walter Brueggemann explores, urging us to speak up in situations of injustice. Interrupting Silence illustrates that the Bible is filled with stories where marginalized people break repressive silence and speak against it. Examining how maintaining silence allows the powerful to keep control, Brueggemann motivates readers to consider situations in their lives where they need to either interrupt silence or be part of the problem, convincing us that God is active and wanting us to act for justice.

About Walter Brueggemann

Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is the author of dozens of books, including Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, A Gospel of Hope, and Interrupting Silence: God's Command to Speak Out.


Reviews

Brueggemann continues to impress. His capacity, as a cishet white male, to illuminate the struggles of all people is nearly unmatched among scholars like him. This book does not settle for pointing out pericopes of silence interrupted in Scripture-- just bland evidence to support a useless thesis fo......more

Goodreads review by Justin

Brueggemann's latest has plenty of good ideas, but it feels inessential. It's a short read, and it feels very casual. These are ideas Brueggemann knows inside and out by now, so while he's clear and concise, it's a little rote, even if his points – primarily about the value of speaking out and creat......more

Perfect for small group studies. The church must interrupt the silence and speak out on behalf of those who are not being heard. Brueggemann’s theological muscles are here used to speak to laymen, challenging us to become not just people who read the Bible, but people who embody Jesus.......more

Goodreads review by Mary

WOW! My first time reading Walter Brueggemann, and extra special to share the experience with the wise, beautiful women in my small group (one of whom studied with Brueggemann in seminary). This is a small book, but it's full of powerful and timely topics. Highly recommend as a group read because yo......more

Goodreads review by Ethan

A work that encapsulates both the compelling and frustrating natures of Brueggemann and his work. Over the first seven chapters Brueggemann incisively explores narratives in the Old and New Testament as they relate to breaking silence. He considers the cry of the Israelites regarding oppression by Ph......more