WFXD Radio: Rev. Warren Geier on Biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann U.P. visit

WFXD Radio Interview: Rev. Warren Geier on Oct. 8and 9, 2007 visit by Biblical scholar/author Walter Brueggemann to Upper Peninsula (Marquette, Michigan) - Noted biblical scholar and author Walter Brueggemann will hold free public talks in the Marquette area during this week (Oct. 8 & 9, 2007) on the "connection of Bible and environmental crisis" including Upper Peninsula issues like a proposed sulfide mine. WFXD Radio News Director Walt Lindala interview event organizer Rev. Warren Geier of Bethany Lutheran Church in Negaunee. Interview was aired on Oct. 5, 2007 on WFDX Radion Marquette, MI. Time: 1:00 (Marquette) - Noted biblical scholar and author Walter Brueggemann will hold free public talks in the Marquette area during early October on the "connection of Bible and environmental crisis" including Upper Peninsula issues like a proposed sulfide mine. "My presentation will consider the way in which the Bible empowers and calls us to care about our environment," Dr. Brueggemann said. "The connection of Bible and environmental crisis is an invitation to a new, responsible sanity - after too much economic insanity." Dr. Brueggemann will speak and lead workshops in the Marquette area on October 8 - 9, 2007. All of Brueggemann's appearances will be followed by a chance for public questions and comments. Brueggemann will touch on Upper Peninsula environmental issues like the proposed sulfide mine in Marquette County. "Among those issues are mining that wrecks the land, deforestation and all the temptations to exploit our God-given resources," Brueggemann said. "My work will be to show the biblical texts that matter - those texts draw very close to immediate issues of abuse." Rev. Warren Geier, pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming, said Brueggemann has the "unique ability to speak to general audiences and to bring out the truth of Biblical texts as they relate to our contemporary religious, cultural, political and economic situation." "Using the Bible he will challenge the assumptions and certainties of both conservatives and liberals - issues like sulfide mining are not just about economics versus care of the environment," said Geier. "For people of faith there is a theological component to environmental issues and Dr. Brueggemann will help all of us to understand it." Brueggemann will hold a free public lecture at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8 at the University Center at Northern Michigan University on "Theology of Creation and the Environmental Crisis." A preaching workshop for clergy and lay church workers led by Dr. Brueggemann will be held on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday Oct. 9 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette. The cost is $20 with lunch included and a reservation is required. The discussion will focus on "Biblical Preaching in the Shadow of the Empire." Brueggemann will hold a free public talk at 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming entitled "Journey to the Common Good: Reading the Bible Towards God's Future" which will address issues concerning how we interpret scripture. The events are co-sponsored by Lutheran Campus Ministry and the departments of Philosophy and English at NMU, the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming. A world renowned Old Testament scholar and author, Dr. Brueggemann connects Old Testament scholarship to contemporary issues. He has authored more than 58 books, hundreds of articles and several commentaries on books of the Bible. "Walter Brueggemann is recognized as one of the most prominent Old Testament scholars of our time," Geier said. "He sees the Bible as a work of poetic imagination which offers an alternative to what have become the accepted ways of our world." Brueggemann participated in Bill Moyers acclaimed PBS television series on the Book of Genesis. A graduate of Elmhurst College, Professor Brueggemann studied at Eden Theological Seminary, receiving his Doctorate of Divinity from Union theological Seminary, New York, and a Ph.D from Saint Louis University. Brueggemann was professor of Old Testament at Eden before joining the faculty at Columbia Theological Seminary in 1986. He is currently William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia. For more information or to register for the workshop contact Pastor Warren Geier at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming. Call 906-486-4351 or email: revwgeier@charterinternet.com --- Dr. Brueggeman sites of interest: Rev. Geier Press Release on Cath. Diocese website http://www.dioceseofmarquette.org/upcarticle.asp?upcID=1152 The Words: http://www.thewords.com/articles/walterabout.htm PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/genesis/bios.html Guest speakers: http://www.januaryadventure.org/Public/Speaker Page.htm Links to his schools: http://www.januaryadventure.org/Public/Speaker Page.htm January 2008 event: http://www.ctsnet.edu/lifelong/calendar/index.asp?strMonth=subCurr&CURDATE=1/1/2008#January18 Faith & Reason great photo: http://faithandreason.org/ab_wbrueggemann.htm Nice story: http://www.fourthchurch.org/downloads/FP0606.pdf Brueggeman tribute book by Timothy Beal (scroll down): http://www.timothybeal.com/Books.htm unofficial fan site: http://sunflower.com/~uman/ long list books: http://www.thewords.com/articles/walterbooks.htm Brueggemann background http://www.thewords.com/articles/walterabout.htm Brueggemann lecture: http://www.mayfieldsalisbury.org/index.php/BrueggemanLecture Wicki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Brueggemann Books!!! http://www.amazon.com/Walter-Brueggemann-Color-Scholarship/lm/289P1QDUQSBH5 Christian/Jewish site: The end http://www.icjs.org/news/vol8/memorial.html Brueggemann on hunger: http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=1191 --- Contact info: Rev. Warren Geier Bethany Lutheran Church 604 N. Third St. Ishpeming, MI revwgeier@charterinternet.com --- Prof. Don Dreisbach NMU Dept. of Philosophy 208 Cohodas Building Phone: (906) 227-2512 Fax: (906) 227-2229 Prof. Don Dreisbach ddreisba@nmu.edu

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