Walter Brueggemann
The Reverend Doctor Walter Brueggemann | |
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| Born | March 11, 1933 Tilden, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 2025 (aged 92) Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Elmhurst College, Eden Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary, Saint Louis University |
| Occupation | Professor of Theology |
| Ordained | United Church of Christ |
| Writings | Over one hundred books, dozens of scholarly articles, largely on rhetorical criticism |
Offices held | Professor of Theology, Eden Theological Seminary (1961-1986); Professor of Theology, Columbia Theological Seminary (1986-2003); William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary (2003-2025) |
| Website | www |
Walter Albert Brueggemann (March 11, 1933 – June 5, 2025) was an American Christian scholar and theologian who is widely considered an influential Old Testament scholar. His work often focused on the Hebrew prophetic tradition and the sociopolitical imagination of the Church. He argued that the Church must provide a counter-narrative to the dominant forces of consumerism, militarism, and nationalism.