The Prophetic Imagination

Here is a book for all Christians who seek the basis for a more authentic life and an improved society. Noted Old Testament teacher Walter Brueggemann finds in the Prophets, and later in Jesus, the characteristic of prophetic imagination. He presents this trait as a model for present-day Christians to imitate. Writing in a popular, conventional style, Brueggemann shows what the prophetic imagination is and why it can transform the present in powerful and unexpected ways. He describes the prophetic imagination as a force which brings religious traditions together with the contemporary realities of our society. A clear understanding of the prophetic imagination, combining its rich Old Testament heritage and the prophetic ministry of Jesus, leads to the development of an alternative consciousness for our time.