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Walter Wink (born 1935) is a professor emeritus at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. His faculty discipline is biblical interpretation. Wink earned his Master of Divinity (1959) and his Ph.D. (1963) degrees from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Ordained a Methodist minister in 1961, he served as Pastor of First United Methodist Church, in Hitchcock, Texas from 1962-67. He then returned to Union Seminary as first Assistant, then Associate Professor of New Testament. In 1989-1990 he was a Peace Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace.

He is known for his work on power structures, with a progressive Christian view on current political and cultural matters. He coined the phrase "the myth of redemptive violence", and has contributed to discourse on homosexuality and religion, pacifism, psychology & Biblical Studies, and Jesus as a historical figure. Neal Stephenson likens some of Wink's ideas to "an epidemiology of power disorders", a phenomenology of oppression. Author Philip Yancey references Wink frequently in his work.,

One of Wink's major avenues for teaching has been his leadership of workshops to church and other groups, based on his method of Bible study (The Bible in Human Transformation, 1973), and incorporating meditation, artwork, and movement. These workshops are often presented jointly with his second wife, June Keener-Wink, a dancer and potter.

One of Walter Wink's sons, Chris Wink, is known as a founding member of the Blue Man Group.

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Total Books: 29
Just Jesus My Struggle to Become Human
Walter Wink Collected Readings
2013 - Walter Wink Collected Readings (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780800699871
ISBN-10: 0800699874
Genres: Reference, Christian Books & Bibles
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The Bible in Human Transformation Toward a New Paradigm in Bible Study
When Faith Meets Reason Religion Scholars Reflect on Their Spiritual Journeys
John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition
2006 - John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780521031301
ISBN-10: 0521031303
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
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Jesus and Nonviolence A Third Way
2003 - Jesus and Nonviolence a Third Way [Facets] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780800636098
ISBN-10: 0800636090
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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The Human Being Jesus and the Enigma of the Son of the Man
The Powers That Be Theology for a New Millenium
1999 - The Powers That Be Theology for a New Millenium (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780385487528
ISBN-10: 0385487525
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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The Powers that Be
1998 - The Powers That Be (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780385487405
ISBN-10: 0385487401
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
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When the Powers Fall Reconciliation in the Healing of Nations
Cracking the Gnostic Code The Powers in Gnosticism
Engaging the Powers Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination
1992 - Engaging the Powers Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination [The Powers, Vol 3] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780800626464
ISBN-10: 080062646X
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 2

Transforming Bible Study
1990 - Transforming Bible Study (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780264672076
ISBN-10: 0264672070
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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Transforming Bible Study A Leader's Guide
1990 - Transforming Bible Study a Leader's Guide (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780687424986
ISBN-10: 0687424984
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

Unmasking the Powers The Invisible Forces That Determine Human Existence
1986 - Unmasking the Powers the Invisible Forces That Determine Human Existence [Powers, Vol 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780800619022
ISBN-10: 0800619021
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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Naming the Powers The Language of Power in the New Testament
1984 - Naming the Powers the Language of Power in the New Testament [The Powers : Volume One] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780800617868
ISBN-10: 080061786X
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christian Books & Bibles
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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The Bible in Human Transformation Towards a New Paradigm for Biblical Study
Violence and Nonviolence in South Africa Jesus' Third Way
Homosexuality and the Bible
Homosexuality and the Bible (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780911810790
ISBN-10: 091181079X
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Healing a Nation's Wounds Reconciliation on the Road to Democracy