David Brown has long taught us that to sense the ongoing dialogue between God and humanity, we need to become aware that God speaks not only through scripture but through tradition, imagination, and discipleship; and further that God communicates not only through the Church (or the synagogue) but also through people outside these orbits: artists and writers, secular and pagan. In this collection of essays, a wide variety of scholars take up Browns insights, fleshing them out through lucid interpretations of biblical texts, art, and literature. These rich discussions, along with a response and four sermons from Brown himself, render this collection essential reading for biblical and theological scholars as well as for people of faith seeking to hear Gods voices in unexpected places. -- Benjamin Sommer 'This is a rich, varied and thought-provoking treasure trove for the academically inclined preacher: a glimpse into the rarefied world of peer-reviewed interdisciplinary academic debate. It is not an easy read, nor is it a book to be devoured at one sitting. It is almost certain to extend the readers knowledge, and vocabulary!' -- Dr Anne Davidson Lund, Reader in the Diocese of Chester