Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out (audio)
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Overview
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.
- Title: Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out (audio)
- Author: Walter Brueggemann
- Publisher: christianaudio.com
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Audio
- Subjects: Religion › Christian Living--Social Issues; Religion › Christian Living--Spiritual Growth
- ISBNs: 9781545909195, 1545909199
- Resource ID: LLS:9781545909195
- Resource Type: Media
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-01-24T22:54:01Z
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.