Preaching, says professor and author O. Wesley Allen Jr., should be considered as a form of conversation. The church, after all, is a community of conversation that exists in part to interpret God's purposes for the world and to participate in those purposes. The idea of the sermon as a conversation, then, is not simply a style or form of preaching but an integral expression of the nature and purpose of the church.
Preaching, says professor and author O. Wesley Allen Jr., should be considered as a form of conversation. The church, after all, is a community of ...
Over the past half-century, worship scholars have found a substantial ecumenical worship pattern in Luke's story of Jesus' post-resurrection appearance on the road and at the table in Emmaus. This work invites the reader to see how God's word can become the crux not only of the sermon but of the worship service as a whole.
Over the past half-century, worship scholars have found a substantial ecumenical worship pattern in Luke's story of Jesus' post-resurrection appearanc...
Sermons use words. This volume introduces the power of language to determine reality, the intricacies of language issues for preaching, and the custodial task of preachers for this work.
Sermons use words. This volume introduces the power of language to determine reality, the intricacies of language issues for preaching, and the custod...
This volume provides preaching students and clergy with introductory knowledge of current approaches and methods in biblical studies, familiarity with the questions and aims that pertain to them, and facility with various methods of biblical exegesis.
This volume provides preaching students and clergy with introductory knowledge of current approaches and methods in biblical studies, familiarity with...
Ronald J. Allen John S. McClure O. Wesley, Jr. Allen
About the Contributor(s): Ronald J. Allen is Professor of Preaching and Gospels and Letters at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. His books include Reading the New Testament for the First Time (2012). John S. McClure is Charles G. Finney Professor of Preaching and Worship at Vanderbilt Divinity School. He has written Mashup Religion (2011) and other books. O. Wesley Allen Jr. is Associate Professor of Homiletics and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary. Among his books are A Renewed Homiletic (editor, 2010) and The Homiletic of All Believers (2005).
About the Contributor(s): Ronald J. Allen is Professor of Preaching and Gospels and Letters at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. His boo...
A New Model for Post-Apologetic Preaching in a Pluralistic World.
The relationship between preaching and the public sphere has long been debated. Three different theological approaches tend to dominate the discussion. In different ways, these approaches take into account the movement from the modern mindset of the mid-to-late 20th century to the emerging postmodern worldview.
In The Sermon without End, authors Allen & Allen thoughtfully offer a fourth option, one that in their view has not received much attention, but which offers a distinct and...
A New Model for Post-Apologetic Preaching in a Pluralistic World.
The relationship between preaching and the public ...
