The Practice of Preaching

by Wilson, Paul Scott

• ISBN13: 9780687645275
• ISBN10: 0687645271
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-01
• Publisher: ABINGDON PRESS

Summary

Through this remarkable synthesis of rhetoric, poetics, hermeneutics, and oral presentation, the author of Imagination of the Heart and A Concise History of Preaching fosters a love of preaching and a love of language. This "user-friendly" textbook contains dozens of written and oral exercises, definitions, sidebars, and sermon examples.

Author Biography

Paul Scott Wilson is Professor of Homiletics at Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Monday: Getting Started	p. 1
Biblical Exegesis	p. 5
Purposes of Preaching	p. 27
The Gospel and the Theme Sentence	p. 39
Tuesday: Connecting the Bible and Today	p. 55
Bridging from the Text	p. 57
Bridging to Today	p. 71
Wednesday: Drawing on Experience	p. 83
Exegesis of Today's World	p. 89
The Use of Stories, Images, and Experiences	p. 109
Thursday: What the Preacher Says	p. 131
Sermon Form I: Surface Structures	p. 133
Sermon Form II: The Deep Structure	p. 157
Friday: Matters of Style and Substance	p. 185
Speaking for the Ear	p. 187
Composing to Persuade	p. 209
Saturday: Gospel Matters	p. 227
Steps Toward the Gospel	p. 229
Preaching the Gospel	p. 247
A Note to Teachers Using This Book	p. 263
A Sermon	p. 267
Notes	p. 273
Index	p. 295
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