As we enter the post-modern era, does
the Bible have anything to say to us? If St. Paul were writing letters to
our congregation today instead of the church at Colossae, what might those
letters sound like?
In this five-part series
during Lent 2005, based on the book
Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire, by
Brian J. Wash and Sylvia C. Keesmaat, we explored the
message of Colossians for Christians living in the dawn of the 21st
century.
Here are two quotes about the book:
"What would Paul say to
contemporary Western culture? Well, it might just look like this. Walsh
and Keesmaat have written one of the most creative and exciting books to
emerge from the current interface of biblical, cultural and political
studies."
- N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham
"After they did all of their
exegetical homework, these authors decided to let the book of Colossians
touch our lives in the contemporary world. Whereas Colossians usually sits
innocently at the edge of the New Testament, this book shows how it
becomes front and center for readers amid an empire that manages all of
globalization."
- Walter Brueggemann, Columbia
Theological Seminary
