| Teaching Preaching as a Christian Practice: A New Approach to Homiletical Pedagogy Contributor(s): Long, Thomas G. (Editor), Tisdale, Leonora Tubbs (Editor) |
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ISBN: 066423254X ISBN-13: 9780664232542 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Preachings most able practitioners gather in this book to explore and explain the idea that preaching is a practice that can be taught and learned. Arguing that preaching is a living practice with a long tradition, an identifiable shape, and a broad set of norms and desired outcomes, these noted scholars propose that teachers initiate students into the larger practice of preaching, in ways somewhat like other students are initiated into the practice of medicine or law. The book concludes with designs for a basic preaching course and addresses the question of how preaching courses fit into the larger patterns of seminary curricula. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Preaching - Religion | Christianity - Presbyterian - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture |
| Dewey: 251.007 |
| LCCN: 2007050333 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.12" W x 8.94" (0.82 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline - Theometrics - Reformed |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Preaching's most able practitioners gather in this book to explore and explain the idea that preaching is a practice that can be taught and learned. Arguing that preaching is a living practice with a long tradition, an identifiable shape, and a broad set of norms and desired outcomes, these noted scholars examine pedagogical approaches that will introduce students to the practice of preaching and encourage a life-long process of becoming effective practitioners. The book concludes with designs for a basic preaching course and addresses the question of how preaching courses fit into the larger patterns of seminary curricula. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tisdale, Leonora Tubbs: - Leonora Tubbs Tisdale is Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut. She has authored and edited many books, including Preaching as Local Theology and Folk Art, Making Room at the Table: An Invitation to Multicultural Worship, and three volumes of The Abingdon Women's Preaching Annual.Long, Thomas G.: - Thomas G. Long is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is one of the most popular preachers in the United States today. He is the author of several books, including The Senses of Preaching (WJK), Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, and Whispering the Lyrics: Sermons for Lent and Easter. |