The Bible For Normal People Episode 4: Walter Brueggemann - Resurrecting the Bible in The Mainline Church
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Apr 10, 2017 AI Snips
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Postcritical Move Beyond Historical Criticism
- Mainline churches often stop at historical criticism and fail to move into a postcritical, imaginative use of Scripture.
- Walter Brueggemann argues we must take critical findings seriously then use the Bible as a living script for faith and practice.
Redefine Biblical Authority As Engagement
- Treat the Bible as authoritative by committing to take the literature seriously and respond to it in practice.
- Define authority as an obligation to engage, not as slavish dogma or cherry-picked certitudes.
Bible As Performative Script
- Brueggemann describes the Bible as a script meant to be performed, not merely a head-trip of doctrines.
- He frames Scripture as artistic material that invites varied, contextual performances and practices.