Political Philosophy-Dr. Laurie M Johnson

Rethinking the Christian Contribution: Walter Brueggemann’s Imagination (Audio)

Dec 23, 2019

28:45

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Bruggaman's God

03:27

Participating in the Eucharist Is to Live Inside God's Imagination

02:00

Is Christianity a Source of Strength and Unity?

03:13

Introduction

3min

Is Christianity a Source of Strength and Unity?

3min

Idolatry, Bruegeman, Is an Old Testament Scholar

3min

Bruggaman's God

3min

Is It Going to Be Me and What I Value?

3min

What Does the Prophetic Voice Do in This Environment?

3min

The Church as a Sub-Community

3min

The Common Church Disease - A Loss of Hope

3min

Is It Reality Versus the Prophetic Imagination?

3min

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Participating in the Eucharist Is to Live Inside God's Imagination

2min

I introduce some of theologian Walter Brueggemann’s themes in his classic “The Prophetic Imagination,” discussing some of the ways we can avail ourselves of a common narrative to try to gain some freedom against oppression, whether of the old-style Pharoah or the new version of less visible but very powerful economic and political forces that keep people working for an agenda they wouldn’t naturally choose. Through Brueggemann’s eyes, we are living in the imagination of “Royal consciousness” but we could be living in the imagination of God. What does this mean, not just for Christians, but generally for people who are trying to find some way to push back and gain some freedom?