Materiality as Resistance: Five Elements for Moral Action in the Real World

Author Bio Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is the author of dozens of books, including Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, A Gospel of Hope, and Interrupting Silence: Gods Command to Speak Out. What is materiality? Using the material aspects of our Christian faith Jesus practiced materiality when he healed the bodies of the sick, proclaimed Jubilee to the poor, and fed the five thousand. He practiced materiality over materialism. In Materiality as Resistance, Walter Brueggemann defines materiality as the useof the material aspects of the Christian faith, as opposed to materialism, which places possessions and physical comfort over spiritual values. Learn how to reenage your materiality in five critical areas: Food Money The body Time Place Read more

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🗸 Author(s): Dr. Walter Brueggemann
🗸 Title: Materiality as Resistance: Five Elements for Moral Action in the Real World
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