Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, rev. ed.

by Walter Brueggemann

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2017

Overview

In this new edition that includes a six-session study guide, 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. Brueggemann calls out our 24/7 society of consumption, a society in which we live to achieve, accomplish, perform, and possess. We want more, own more, use more, eat more, and drink more. Brueggemann shows readers how keeping the Sabbath allows us to break this restless cycle and focus on what is truly important: God, other people, all life.

Perfect for groups or self-reflection, Sabbath as Resistance offers a transformative vision of the wholeness God intends, giving world-weary Christians a glimpse of a more fulfilling and simpler life through Sabbath observance.

Key Features

• Offers a transformative vision of the wholeness God intends
• Includes a six-session study guide
• Examines the busyness of modern society

Contents

• Sabbath and the First Commandment
• Resistance to Anxiety (Exodus 20:12–17)
• Resistance to Coercion (Deuteronomy 5:12–14)
• Resistance to Exclusivism (Isaiah 56:3–8)
• Resistance to Multitasking (Amos 8:4–8)
• Sabbath and the Tenth Commandment
• Study Guide

Top Highlights

“ the land is possession, then the proper way of life is to acquire more. If the” (Page 38)

“It declares in bodily ways that we will not participate in the anxiety system that pervades our social environment. We will not be defined by busyness and by acquisitiveness and by pursuit of more, in either our economics or our personal relations or anywhere in our lives.” (Pages 31–32)

“practice and a discipline that has long preoccupied Christians who have responded to a core requirement of the” (Page 20)

“trust the God who made heaven and earth (Exod. 20:11), to rely on the guaranteed” (Page 34)

“the restfulness of YHWH effectively counters the restless anxiety of Pharaoh.” (Page xiii)

Product Details

• Title: Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now (New Edition with Study Guide)
• Author: Walter Brueggemann
• Edition: New Edition
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 130
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Sabbath; Sunday; Rest › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781611648300, 9780664263294, 9780664239282, 1611648300, 0664263291, 0664239285
• Resource ID: LLS:SBBTHSRSSCLTRNW
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-09T22:46:42Z

About Walter Brueggemann

Walter Brueggemann was William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He was the past president of the Society of Biblical Literature and the author of numerous books, including David’s Truth: In Israel’s Imagination and Memory, Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching Genesis, and The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary.

Sample Pages from Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, rev. ed.