Dr. Walter Wink is Professor at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. His faculty discipline is Biblical Interpretation. He previously worked as a parish minister and professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. In 1989-1990 he was a Peace Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The Bible (From Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material), is a word applied to sacred scriptures. ... Union Theological Seminary is an independent college of theology, located in Manhattan, in New York City. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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, pacifism, and Jesus as a historical figure. Neal Stephenson likens some of Wink's ideas to "an epidemiology of power disorders", a phenomenology of oppression. The Myth of Redemptive Violence is an archetypal plot in literature, especially in imperial cultures. ... Homosexuality may refer to: A sexual orientation characterized by aesthetic attraction, romantic love, and sexual desire exclusively or nearly exclusively for members of the same sex or with the same gender identity (e. ... Pacifism is opposition to the practice of war. ... The neutrality and accuracy of this article are disputed. ... Neal Stephenson (b. ... Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control of health problems (Last 2001). ...

Published works include:

• Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way (Augsburg Fortress, 2003)
• The Human Being: Jesus and the Enigma of the Son of the Man (Fortress Press, 2001.)
• Peace Is The Way: Writings on Nonviolence from the Fellowship of Reconciliation. (Edited by Walter Wink. Orbis Books, 2000.)
• The Powers That Be:Theology for a New Millennium (New York: Doubleday, 1999)
• Homosexuality and Christian Faith: Questions of Conscience for the Churches (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1999)
• The Powers Trilogy:

Naming the Powers: The Language of Power in the New Testament (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984)

Unmasking the Powers: The Invisible Forces That Determine Human Existence (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986)

Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992)

• When the Powers Fall: Reconciliation in the Healing of Nations (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998). Swedish edition: Healing a Nation's Wounds: Reconciliation on the Road to Democracy (Uppsala, Sweden: Life and Peace Institute, 1997)
• Cracking the Gnostic Code: The Powers in Gnosticism (Society of Biblical Literature Monograph Series; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1993)
• Violence and Nonviolence in South Africa (Philadelphia: New Society Publishers, 1987). (Out of print)
• Transforming Bible Study, second edition (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990) (Out of print)
• The Bible in Human Transformation (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1973). (Out of print)
• John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1968). (Out of print)
• Proclamation 5: Holy Week, Year B (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993). (Out of print)

External Links

• Personal website (http://www.walterwink.com/)
• Neal Stephenson cites Walter Wink (http://www.reason.com/0502/fe.mg.neal.shtml)]