Join us this Advent on Wednesday evenings, November 29, December 6 and 13, as we go through the book Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann.
“The Prophetic Imagination is a survey of the deeper role of the prophetic voice found in the leadership, action, and teaching of the key protagonists in the biblical stories of Moses, Jeremiah, and Jesus. As Brueggemann describes in his original preface, this small book is “an attempt to understand what the prophets were up to if we can be freed from our usual stereotypes of foretellers or social protestors” (page xxiii). Brueggemann thus dismisses the two most common approaches to the prophetic voice among Bible readers, instead seeking a deeper reading than that often adopted in conversations about biblical justice. But this is not to ignore the practical implications of the message of the Bible’s prophets; rather, it prompts a more profound response—and in that sense, a more practical response—to the powers that perpetuate injustice and destroy imagination.” Nathan Brown
Please join Walter Brueggemann and Stephen Roobol-Triggs as they guide us through the book with interactive discussions, engaging lectures, and an in-depth study of pivotal prophets that emulated divine imagination.
Participants are encouraged to bring a bible and be ready to take notes. Session 3 on December 13 will include a time for Q & A.
