In the Casino: Choosing Dreams or Death (Brueggemann 4–Audio)

Posted on by Political Philosophy: Dr Laurie M Johnson
In this penultimate video on Walter Brueggemann’s The Prophetic Imagination, I talk about Brueggemann’s view of death as the reality the “royal consciousness” does not want us to notice so that we can live comfortably in the imagination of the powerful. Consumerism and spectacle numb us to the reality of the precariousness and limited nature of our lives. The prophet has a hard time cutting through our dreams to remind us of this. Brueggemann’s view of Jesus is of one who was born an opponent of power and continued to oppose it at every turn throughout his life. In his life and death he shows solidarity with the poor, the low in status, the unpopular and the powerless.

Here’s links to things discussed in this video: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/strange-gods https://www.versobooks.com/books/3056-capital-is-dead

For more from me: lauriemjohnson.com politicalphilosophy.video.blog

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