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For those longing to connect theology and mission, we are talking about God and everything else. Broadcasting from NORTHERN SEMINARY, in partnership with Missio Alliance, David Fitch and Mike Moore bring their experiences as pastors and professors to bear on issues of mission and church. Pull up a chair or take them and their guests with you around town.
S10: E7 Prophets Beyond Activism with Julia O’Brien
Theology on Mission
50 minutes 23 seconds
11 months ago
S10: E7 Prophets Beyond Activism with Julia O’Brien
What is the deepest emphasis of the prophets in the Bible?
Prophets beyond Activism insightfully challenges the common progressive narrative that the prophets of ancient Israel were primarily concerned with social justice. Instead it daringly offers more life-giving ways of engaging the prophetic books for the causes of justice.
The assumption that the prophets of ancient Israel were primarily concerned with social justice so permeates the thinking and the discourse of progressive Christianity that it might be considered an interpretive orthodoxy. For example, progressives characterize prophets as those who speak truth to power and “prophetic preaching” as social critique. Yet, they often do so without explanation or consideration of alternative views.
Timestamps:
01:54 Introducing Dr. Julia O'Brien
03:05 Prophets as Activists Orthodoxy
09:06 Biblical Ventriloquism and Social Justice
13:46 Challenges of Interpreting Prophetic Texts
20:14 The Role of Prophets in Modern Social Justice
45:37 Concluding Thoughts and Final Remarks
Theology on Mission
For those longing to connect theology and mission, we are talking about God and everything else. Broadcasting from NORTHERN SEMINARY, in partnership with Missio Alliance, David Fitch and Mike Moore bring their experiences as pastors and professors to bear on issues of mission and church. Pull up a chair or take them and their guests with you around town.
