Believing in Preaching : What Listeners Hear in Sermons

by Mulligan, Mary Alice

• ISBN13: 9780827205024
• ISBN10: 0827205023
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-24
• Publisher: Chalice Pr

Summary

When the authors of this book set about analyzing the data and reporting the findings of their extensive study on how laity hear sermons, they thought they would be sharing what listeners reported helps them enter into the meaning of a sermon and what prevents them from hearing what the preacher is saying. In a way, Believing in Preaching accomplishes this. But the surprising revelation of the study was the remarkable diversity with respect to how people listen to sermons. From the Channels of Listening series.

Author Biography

Ronald J. Allen is Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Preaching and New Testament at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis.

Table of Contents

How do these listeners understand the purposes of preaching?	p. 6
The role and authority of scripture in preaching	p. 21
Embodiment of the sermon	p. 46
Listener's relationship with the preacher	p. 67
Controversy and challenge in the preaching moment	p. 91
Roles of feeling in preaching	p. 111
How preaching shapes the faith community	p. 127
What about God?	p. 152
Listeners respond to preaching in diverse ways	p. 169
Preaching and pluralism in the congregation	p. 195
Charts to help preachers take account of diverse clusters	p. 207
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