Kairos Preaching

Kairos Preaching
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Publisher : Fortress Press
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781451406207
ISBN-13 : 1451406207
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Kairos Preaching by : David Schnasa Jacobsen

Download or read book Kairos Preaching written by David Schnasa Jacobsen and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although lectionary and worship allow us to deepen our appreciation for the Bible and the themes and emphases of the Christian calendar, they sometimes fail to allow preachers to speak the gospel directly to the situations that occupy their congregations. This book is designed to help pastors and seminarians discover resources they already have to unpack situations and understand them theologically in light of their task of preaching the gospel.

A Theology of Preaching and Dialectic

A Theology of Preaching and Dialectic
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9780567678591
ISBN-13 : 0567678598
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Theology of Preaching and Dialectic by : Aaron P. Edwards

Download or read book A Theology of Preaching and Dialectic written by Aaron P. Edwards and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does the preacher know what God might say now based upon the many things God said then? Preachers and theologians throughout Christian history have grappled with Scripture's diverse emphases alongside the urgent task of declaring the authoritative Word of God in the contemporary pulpit. Aaron Edwards offers a new way of engaging with this problem, by exploring the theological relationship between biblical dialectics and heraldic proclamation. Edwards highlights the theological necessity of dialectical variety, without forfeiting assertiveness in the prophetic moment of preaching. A vast array of key voices from the theological tradition are drawn upon - including Augustine, Aquinas, Eckhart, Luther, Calvin, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Chesterton, Barth, Bultmann, Tillich, Ebeling, and others - to navigate the connection between Scriptural unity, clarity, and paradoxical plurivocality, leading to a nuanced account of dialectic. Applying this to the homiletically neglected concept of 'heraldic' confidence in preaching, Edwards examines the theological possibility of preaching in light of dialectical complexity via its 'prophetic' dimension. He shows how the uniquely revelatory relationship of Word and Spirit enables Scriptural illumination, prophetic discernment, and dialectical decisiveness in the 'momentary' encounter which undergirds all Christian proclamation.

Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance

Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance
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Publisher : Barclay Press
Total Pages : 138
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ISBN-10 : 1594980632
ISBN-13 : 9781594980633
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance by : C. Wess Daniels

Download or read book Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance written by C. Wess Daniels and published by Barclay Press. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revelation speaks to the reality that we are caught in the fray of cosmic conflict. We are guilty. We've already been contaminated. But it's not too late for us to exit empire and enter the kingdom. We are yet both victim and victimizer. We have healing work to do, and we must take responsibility for the ways in which we have benefited from and been complicit with the religion of empire. This is the truth of Revelation. God wants to liberate us in body, heart, soul, and mind.Revelation reveals how scapegoating functions within empire to define its own boundaries and contours as being over and against wicked others.Revelation critiques wealth and shows that even in the first century there was prophetic critique against an economic system that was based on abundance for some, while exploiting the rest.Revelation demonstrates the importance of liturgy as something that forms people into the likeness of either empire or the lamb.Revelation reveals an alternative social order which becomes the center of resistance rooted in a vision of what the book describes as "the multitude."

The Four Codes of Preaching

The Four Codes of Preaching
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Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0664228062
ISBN-13 : 9780664228064
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Four Codes of Preaching by : John S. McClure

Download or read book The Four Codes of Preaching written by John S. McClure and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Four Codes of Preaching, John McClure's first book-length treatment of homiletical theory, is a sophisticated and, at times, controversial contribution to the field of homiletics.

Preaching to a Divided Nation

Preaching to a Divided Nation
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Publisher : Baker Books
Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : 9781493436705
ISBN-13 : 1493436708
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Preaching to a Divided Nation by : Matthew D. Kim

Download or read book Preaching to a Divided Nation written by Matthew D. Kim and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in angry times. No matter where we go, what we watch, or how we communicate, our culture is rife with division and polarization. Unfortunately, Christians appear to be caught up in the same animosity as the culture at large. While our faith calls us to Christian unity, the hard fact remains: our churches are tragically divided across class, ethnic, gender, and political lines. As these social chasms grow--both inside and outside the church--the role of the preacher becomes paramount. This book issues a prophetic call to pastors to use the influence of their pulpits to promote reconciliation and unity in their churches and communities. Two scholar-practitioners who are experts in homiletics and reconciliation present a practical, 7-step model that empowers faithful leaders to bring healing and peace to their fractured churches and world. The book includes questions for reflection, salient illustrations, and an accountability covenant. It also includes useful appendixes on preaching themes, preaching texts, and sample sermons from three leading preachers: Ralph Douglas West, Rich Villodas, and Sandra Maria Van Opstal.

Getting to God

Getting to God
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 102
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ISBN-10 : 9781666797008
ISBN-13 : 1666797006
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Getting to God by : Joni S. Sancken

Download or read book Getting to God written by Joni S. Sancken and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During times of deep trouble, God generates new and creative ways to break through the fear and pain to get to us even as we seek to get to God. Recent crises are unparalleled and world-changing. Life is a terminal condition. What we say on Sunday morning matters. Nothing is more important than communicating the power and presence of the living God, who for us and our broken dying world is strength, hope, healing, and salvation. And yet, the age-old challenge of how to name God in our world looms large. Amidst the immense challenges of preaching today, three preachers and teachers of preaching show a way forward by walking readers through a sermon-creation process for specific challenging circumstances that gets to God. This book demonstrates how preachers can proclaim God's grace in our world today by building on the theological grammar and preaching method proposed by Paul Scott Wilson. Sancken, Powery, and Rottman lead by example, showing preachers how to contextualize a theologically rich approach to preaching, expand the horizon of ministry, and equip preachers with a vital practice, that of learning to look for and name God's active presence in our world.

Theologies of the Gospel in Context

Theologies of the Gospel in Context
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9781498299251
ISBN-13 : 1498299253
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Theologies of the Gospel in Context by : David Schnasa Jacobsen

Download or read book Theologies of the Gospel in Context written by David Schnasa Jacobsen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many preachers and teachers of preaching talk about the gospel; few name it. Theologies of the Gospel in Context assembles a gifted group of homileticians who think that preachers need to be able to articulate the gospel not "in general," but in a certain time and place, in context. They consider what gospel sounds like for people under oppression, in capitalist economies, in neocolonial contexts, for survivors of trauma, and for disestablished mainline churches marred by racism. Preachers will appreciate these preacher/scholars' desire to articulate the gospel with clarity, especially since the term is so often left unexplained. Homileticians will see a new genre of doing their work as teachers and researchers in preaching: a vision that helps preaching see itself not just as an adjunct to exegesis or communication, but a place of doing theology. In these pages homiletics is more than technique, it is a truly theological discipline.