Truth-Telling as Subversive Obedience
Truth-Telling as Subversive Obedience by Walter Brueggemann, published by Wipf and Stock Publishers in July 2011, offers a thoughtful exploration of the role of truth-tellers within the church. This 126-page book delves into the complexities faced by those who engage in truth-telling, highlighting the interplay of yearning and fearfulness, as well as receptiveness and collusion. Brueggemann emphasizes that the act of truth-telling is not merely about replacing old certitudes but involves a deeper engagement with the essence of truth as a living presence in the world.
Readers will find that this work addresses significant themes related to religion, Christian ministry, and preaching. Brueggemann articulates the importance of truth as a form of bodily fidelity, remaining present to the pain of the world. This edition invites reflection on the responsibilities of both truth-tellers and listeners within the church, encouraging a nuanced understanding of how truth can be enacted and conveyed in a meaningful way.
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“Those who serve as truth-tellers in the church, like those who listen to the truth-telling in the church, are a mix of yearning and fearfulness, of receptiveness and collusion. In the end, the work of truth-telling is not to offer a new package of certitudes that displaces old certitudes. This truth to be uttered and acted, rather, is the enactment and conveyance of this Person who is truth, so that truth comes as bodily fidelity that stays reliably present to the pain of the world.”
–from the Preface
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