Van Zyl, Hermie C. (Hermias Cornelius)2010-03-112010-03-112002Van Zyl, HC & Müller, JC 2002, 'Verbeelding en hoop by Walter Brueggemann en die terapeutiese benutting daarvan : Walter Brueggemann on imagination and hope applied to therapeutic practice', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 355-368.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13418Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFImagination and hope are two key concepts in the theology of Walter Brueggemann, an Old Testament scholar. Prophetic texts from the Old Testament, analysed by Brueggemann, are discussed in this article. The principles derived from the texts – focussing primarily on imagination and hope – are applied to the therapeutic practice under the headings (1) general principles concerning the narrative therapy, (2) language and metaphors and (3) suffering and grief.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaBrueggemann, Walter -- Criticism and interpretationImagination -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityHope -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityPsychotherapy -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityNarrative therapyPastoral counselingArticle