Sabbath Resistance

An interview with the late Walter Brueggemann

I was saddened to learn yesterday of the passing of Walter Brueggemann, the great Old Testament scholar. He was 92.

The author of more than 100 books—including The Land, Journey to the Common Good, Finally Comes the Poet, and The Prophetic Imagination—as well as hundreds of articles, Dr. Brueggemann was also generous in lending his name and reputation to…