Quote of the day
Dreams grow holy put in action; work grows fair through starry dreaming,
But where each flows on unmingling, both are fruitless and in vain.
Walter Wink
Born: May 21, 1935
Died: May 10, 2012 (aged 76)
Bio: Walter Wink was an American biblical scholar, theologian, and activist who was an important figure in Progressive Christianity. Wink spent much of his career teaching at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City.
Known for:
- Naming the powers (1984)
- Jesus and nonviolence (2003)
- Transforming Bible Study (1980)
- John the Baptist in the gospel tradition (1968)