Walter Brueggemann
March 11, 1933 - June 5, 2025
General Information
Bio
Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025) Christian scholar, theologian, author. Walter Brueggemann was born in Tilden, Nebraska, and died in Traverse City, Michigan.
Full Name
Walter Albert Brueggemann
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1933
Birth
Walter Albert Brueggemann was born in Tilden, Nebraska, on March 11, 1933.
1961
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Brueggemann received a Doctor of Theology degree from Union Theological Seminary in Manhattan, New York, in 1961.
1978
Literary Work
The Prophetic Imagination
Minneapolis: Fortress Press
Nonfiction.
Minneapolis: Fortress Press
Nonfiction.
1982
Literary Work
The Creative Word: Canon as a Model for Biblical Education
Fortress Press
080061626X / 978-0800616267
Nonfiction.
Fortress Press
080061626X / 978-0800616267
Nonfiction.
1985
Literary Work
David’s Truth: In Israel’s Imagination and Memory
Fortress Press
0800618653 / 978-0800618650
Nonfiction.
Fortress Press
0800618653 / 978-0800618650
Nonfiction.
1986
Literary Work
Hopeful Imagination: Prophetic Voices in Exile
Fortress Press
0800619250 / 978-0800619251
Nonfiction.
Fortress Press
0800619250 / 978-0800619251
Nonfiction.
1989
Literary Work
Finally Comes the Poet: Daring Speech for Proclamation
Fortress Press
0800623940 / 978-0800623944
Nonfiction.
Fortress Press
0800623940 / 978-0800623944
Nonfiction.
1990
Literary Work
Power, Providence, and Personality: Biblical Insight into Life and Ministry
Westminster John Knox Press
0664251382 / 978-0664251383
Nonfiction.
Westminster John Knox Press
0664251382 / 978-0664251383
Nonfiction.
1997
Literary Work
Cadences of Home: Preaching Among Exiles
Westminster John Knox Press
0664257496 / 978-0664257491
Nonfiction.
Westminster John Knox Press
0664257496 / 978-0664257491
Nonfiction.
1998
Literary Work
A Commentary on Jeremiah: Exile and Homecoming
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
080280280X / 978-0802802804
Nonfiction.
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
080280280X / 978-0802802804
Nonfiction.
2002
Literary Work
Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann
Fortress Press
0800636104 / 978-0800636104
Prayers.
Fortress Press
0800636104 / 978-0800636104
Prayers.
2011
Literary Work
The Collected Sermons of Walter Brueggemann
Westminster John Knox Press
0664234453 / 978-0664234454
Nonfiction.
Westminster John Knox Press
0664234453 / 978-0664234454
Nonfiction.
2025
Death
Walter Brueggemann died in a hospice facility in Traverse City, Michigan, on June 5, 2025.
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