In Man We Trust: The Neglected Side of Biblical Faith

by Walter Brueggemann

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2006

Overview

Walter Brueggemann puts forth a “fresh hearing of the gospel” communicated in Old Testament tradition. Brueggemann focuses on how we neglect how the Bible affirms human culture, capability, and responsibility as a part of the biblical narrative and gospel story. He zooms in on the book of Proverbs and the wisdom traditions it contains that affirm the world and celebrate culture.

Key Features

• A fresh hearing of the Gospel in the Old Testament
• Wisdom from Proverbs for today
• Insights into the effects of neglecting the Bible

Contents

• Religious Despisers of Culture
• The Trusted Creature
• Theology Fit for a King
• Tempted to Commodities
• The Meaning and Maturity for Current Theology
• The Wise Man as a Model for Ministry
• Uneasy Reflections from a Son of Neoorthodoxy

Top Highlights

“What we are called to achieve cannot be avoided by turning it over to God. When these problems are solved they will be solved by human choices requiring courage and insight. God will not do our work for us. A human future is possible only when we exercise human responsibility.” (Page 22)

“The following discussion tries to explore elements in the Old Testament which perhaps make contact with our needs and questioning in the midst of all the trickiness.” (Page 7)

“He is free, but he will pay for irresponsible freedom. He is free to use, but he will suffer if he abuses” (Page 67)

“enough power and know-how can be assembled to have life on our own terms” (Page 52)

Product Details

• Title: In Man We Trust: The Neglected Side of Biblical Faith
• Author: Walter Brueggemann
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2006
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 144
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Wisdom literature › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Jews › History--To 586 B.C; Theology
• ISBNs: 9781597525572, 159752557, 9780804201988, 159752557X, 0804201986
• Resource ID: LLS:INMANWETRUST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:43:24Z

About Walter Brueggemann

Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He is 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.