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More than 500 evangelicals, other faith leaders condemn faith at insurrection as heretical
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by Westminster John Knox Press | Special to Presbyterian News Service
LOUISVILLE â Westminster John Knox Press is proud to announce a new series of Bible studies.
The âPivotal Moments in the Old Testamentâ series helps readers see Scripture with new eyes, highlighting short, key texts â âpivotal momentsâ â that shift our expectations and invite us to turn toward another reality transformed by Godâs purposes and action.
 The first volume, âDelivered out of Empire: Pivotal Moments in the Book of Exodus, Part Oneâ by Walter Brueggemann, is available now. The book of Exodus brims with dramatic stories familiar to most of us: the burning bush, Mosesâ ringing proclamation to Pharaoh to âlet my people go,â the parting of the Red Sea. These signs of Godâs liberating agency have sustained oppressed people seeking deliverance over the ages.
By Nancy Nethercott
Walking through the noisy streets of New York, I noticed people talking loudly on the phone or with headphones on listening to music, some loud enough for me to join in on what they were hearing. I felt accosted by the noise overload from the sound of traffic and construction, and by the visual overload of advertising. Needing a break from the sounds and sights of distracted life, I ducked into a church whose doors were open and invited me in with a sign that read: “Enter freely; enter quietly.” I stepped into another world another culture where my attention was captured by vaulted ceilings filled with beautifully painted biblical scenes creating an atmosphere of mystery and awe, where silence was valued and encouraged, where ancient beauty and art were celebrated, and where prayer was invited.
By Tanya Riches
Biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann suggests that the prevailing “status quo” has always influenced us and our relationship with God at any given point in time…whether or not we acknowledge it. His book The Prophetic Imagination has sold more than a million copies and is one of the most influential contemporary theology volumes today. To make his point, Brueggemann notes the prophet’s role in the context of Israel’s history and community.
A Time to Uproot
At various times in the Bible, the prophets “deconstruct” or denounce the prevailing culture on God’s behalf. When His people have become “established” and comfortable, numb, losing vision then God’s prophets freely criticize oppression by the people of God. The prophets act to call the people out of the weight of bowing to slavery (accepting slavery for themselves or enslaving others) and back into who they were called to be. Once the prophet speaks, things taken for granted in the social co
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