Embracing the Prophets in Contemporary Culture identifying the great upheavals that

identifying the great upheavals that occur in Western culture and Christianity every 500 years

why they come back and how they understand themselves to be “church

One reason for their enduring influence is that they reveal deeper wisdom through easy-to-grasp phrases

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Embracing the Prophets in Contemporary Culture identifying the great upheavals thatWalter Brueggemann, arguably Americas leading Old Testament scholar and theologian, takes us on a wild ride through the poetic prophecy of the Hebrew Scripture, identifying cultural contexts, putting a framework to Israels history, and, most significantlyand at times challengingly!drawing connections between Israels sociological, economic and spiritual status and that of America today. Session 1: Moses, Pharaoh, the Prophets and Us Session 2: The