Preaching As a Theological Task

by Buttrick, David; Farley, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780664256173
• ISBN10: 0664256171
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

How do particular world situations impact preaching? How does a preacher use the gospel and Scripture to speak to those situations? This volume, in honor of homiletician David Buttrick, explores the complex and important relationships between world, gospel, and Scripture and their relevance for preaching theology.This book is for those seeking thoughtful and challenging new ways to approach the preaching task now and into the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
The Formation of Consciousness	p. 1
Preaching and the World	p. 17
The Search for Public Theology in the United States	p. 19
A Neighborhood as Wide as God's Heart	p. 32
A Hearer in the Pew: Homiletical Reflections and Suggestions	p. 38
Twin Covenants in Tension on the Eve of the Twenty-first Century	p. 50
Practical Theology as a Critique of Knowledge	p. 59
Preaching and the Gospel	p. 71
The Gospel of God	p. 73
All the King's Men: Constructing Homiletical Meaning	p. 82
Learning to Speak of Sin	p. 91
The Friend We Have in Yahweh	p. 104
To Die and Rise Again: Preaching the Gospel for Liberation	p. 112
The Gospel as Empowered Speech for Proclamation and Persuasion	p. 122
Preaching and Scripture	p. 135
Biblical Studies and Preaching: A Growing Divide?	p. 137
Apocalyptic Vocation and Liberation: The Foolish Church in the World	p. 150
Toward a New Paradigm for Preaching	p. 165
Why Preach from Passages in the Bible?	p. 176
Selected Bibliography of Works by David G. Buttrick	p. 189
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