He is known for his work on Power Structure s, 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 .
Published works include:
- ''John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition'', Cambridge Univ. Press, 1968. (out of print)
- ''The Bible in Human Transformation'', Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1973. (out of print)
- The Powers Trilogy:
- ---''Naming the Powers: The Language of Power in the New Testament'', Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984. ISBN 080061786X
- ---''Unmasking the Powers: The Invisible Forces That Determine Human Existence'', Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986. ISBN 0800619021
- ---''Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination'', Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992. ISBN 080062646X
- ''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)
- ''Proclamation 5: Holy Week, Year B'', Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993. (out of print)
- ''Cracking the Gnostic Code: The Powers in Gnosticism'', (Society of Biblical Literature Monograph Series), Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1993. ISBN 1555408605
- ''When the Powers Fall: Reconciliation in the Healing of Nations'', Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998. ISBN 0800631277; Swedish edition: ''Healing a Nation's Wounds: Reconciliation on the Road to Democracy'' (Uppsala, Sweden: Life and Peace Institute, 1997)
- ''The Powers That Be:Theology for a New Millennium'', New York: Doubleday, 1999. ISBN 0385487525
- ''Homosexuality and Christian Faith: Questions of Conscience for the Churches'' (editor), Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1999. ISBN 0800631862
- ''Peace Is The Way: Writings on Nonviolence from the Fellowship of Reconciliation.'', (editor), Orbis Books, 2000. ISBN 1570753156
- ''John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition'', Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2001. ISBN 1579105297
- ''The Human Being: Jesus and the Enigma of the Son of the Man'', Fortress Press, 2001. ISBN 0800632621
- ''Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way'', Augsburg Fortress, 2003. ISBN 0800636090
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