Celebration and Experience in Preaching

by Mitchell, Henry H.

• ISBN13: 9780687649198
• ISBN10: 0687649196
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Summary

The classic text on preaching, revised and updated to meet the needs of a new generation of preachers.

Author Biography

Henry H. Mitchell is Professor emeritus of Preaching at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments and Preface to the Revised Edition	p. 7
Foreword to the First Edition	p. 9
The Experience of the Word
The Definition and Purpose of Experiences of the Word	p. 13
The Experience of Seeing, Hearing, and Believing	p. 19
Emotion, Timing, and Celebration	p. 27
Genres: The Vehicles of Experience
The Narrative and Related Forms	p. 45
The Character Sketch and Related Forms	p. 53
Variations on the Group Study	p. 63
Parables, Metaphors, and Similes	p. 75
Expository Preaching and the Combination of Genres	p. 89
The Stream of Consciousness	p. 111
Concluding Concerns
The Details of Title and Introduction	p. 117
The Holy Spirit and Experiential Encounter	p. 121
A Biblical and Psycho-spiritual Rationale for Preaching as Experiential Encounter with the Word	p. 129
A Selected Bibliography	p. 149
Index	p. 151
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