Wes howard brook biography
Abide In Me
"Come Out My People": God's Call Out of Empire In the Bible and Beyond
Release date: October 2010Winner, Catholic Press Association Award: First Place in Scripture
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"This is no ordinary “introduction” to the Bible!
Howard-Brook has a quite distinct angle of vision that surely reflects the wave of the future in biblical interpretation.
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He studies the ways in which the faith of ancient and the early church was formed by, in response to, and in resistance against empire. He rightly sees that empire (external to the community, but also within the community) generated the force of violence in the articulation and practice of faith. Howard-Brook is an acute reader of texts, has done his homework in the new literature on empire, and finds recurring patterns of thought that pervade the Bible.
This is a remarkable offering for those who care about the interface of power and faith with all the threats and seductions tha Wes Howard-Brook at Seattle University - Rate My Professors HOB