Ep 23 - Walter Brueggemann ”Struggling with Scripture”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2016

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This week we speak with Dr. Walter Brueggemann. He is one of the most influential Bible interpreters of our time and the author of over one hundred books and numerous scholarly articles. He continues to be a highly sought-after speaker. Brueggemann attended Elmhurst College, graduating in 1955 with an A.B. He went on to Eden Theological Seminary, earning a B.D. (equivalent to today’s M.Div.) in 1958. He completed his formal theological education at Union Theological Seminary in 1961, earning the Th.D. under the primary guidance of James Muilenburg. While teaching at Eden, he earned a Ph.D. in education at St. Louis University. Brueggemann has served as faculty at two institutions in his career: Eden Theological Seminary (1961-1986) and Columbia Theological Seminary (1986-2003). He is currently William Marcellus McPheeters professor emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia. Some of Dr. Brueggemann’s recent books: Remember You Are Dust, Embracing Transformation, An Other Kingdom, Names for the Messiah, & God, Neighbor, Empire. Guest Website/Social Media: www.walterbrueggemann.com If you’re digging what we’re doing here consider making a small donation. Maintaining a podcast isn’t cheap and every dollar donated helps us to keep this thing going. Money donated goes to helping to purchase research materials, maintenance of the website, storage of episodes, etc. Click the link below to donate: https://squareup.com/store/thedeconstructionists Special guest music on this episode provided by: Seabird Instagram: seabirdmusic Twitter: @seabirdmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/seabird Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: Love will be enough, Love Suicide, & Golden Skies from the album Troubled Days. Seabird’s music is available on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, & YouTube. The Deconstructionist’s Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Well, hi, deconstructionist listeners. This is Science Mike, and before you get started with your
0:06.6	beloved podcast, I've got a quick bit of exciting news to share with you. I'm going on tour this fall
0:12.9	to support my new book, Finding God in the Waves, with a series of special events, including Ask
0:19.7	Science Mike live appearances. The dates announced so
0:22.9	far are going to be in Tallahassee, Denver, Nashville, Columbus, Atlanta, Chicago, and Grand
0:29.4	Haven, as well as Portland. Now if you're going to come to any of those, I'd love to see you,
0:34.6	but pay special attention to the Columbus Ohio event because I heard
0:40.8	that the deconstructionist crew themselves are going to be there so I'd love to hang out with you
0:47.5	and the host of one of my favorite podcasts at the same time you can learn more by going to
0:53.9	Finding Godinthewaves.com
0:56.0	slash tour. Thanks, and I hope to see you soon. Breaking your own rules Just like a love of suicide
1:13.6	The only way you arrive at certitude is to die
1:17.6	I think that very many people who want
1:21.6	Certainitude out of the Bible
1:23.6	have indeed settled for a kind of a deathliness about the truth of the Bible.
1:30.0	That's what I think.
1:31.8	When they make us who we are, I can see you come so far, and you make it, I know you're making, I know you're making, There's an end above you
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