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Sabbath as Resistance (New Edition)
- Saying No to the Culture of Now
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
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In this new edition, popular author Walter Brueggemann writes that the Sabbath is not simply about keeping rules but rather about becoming a whole person and restoring a whole society. Brueggemann calls out our 24/7 society of consumption, a society in which we live to achieve, accomplish, perform, and possess. We want more, own more, use more, eat more, and drink more. Brueggemann tells listeners how keeping the Sabbath allows us to break this restless cycle and focus on what is truly important: God, other people, all life.
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- 29-03-2023
Rest as resistance to our restlessness
This book examines our restless striving and the Sabbath rooted in the Exodus account. Provides deep reflection on how Sabbath rest refocuses us from continual self-focused striving into deep relationships with our neighbours.
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