The Sermon: Dancing the Edge of Mystery

Lowry, Eugene L.

ISBN 10: 068701543X / ISBN 13: 9780687015436

Edité par Abingdon Press, 1997

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Synopsis :

An introductory-level textbook from one of the best-known preachers in the country, The Sermon: Dancing the Edge of Mystery offers preachers a well-shaped, imaginative, and delightfully spry overview of the sermon. The student learns of the revolution in homiletics of the past 25 years and is helped to understand the sermon in terms of the movement of time, place, shape, space, conflict, complication, and the sudden shift of the text. For students new to preaching, these dynamic movements are summed up in a ten-step process that moves speaker from preparation to presentation.

À propos de l?auteur: Rev. Dr. Eugene L. Lowry served as professor of preaching for over 30 years at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, MO. Now that he is no longer actively serving as the William K. McElvaney Professor of Preaching, his travels as preacher, teacher and pianist have broadened in scope. Ordained a United Methodist minister, Dr. Lowry's academic preparation includes four degrees, culminating with a doctorate ineducation from the University of Kansas. He was Senior Scholar in Residence at Drew University Theological School fall 2003 and fall 2004; in the spring of 1999 he was aguest professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. Lowry has been featured in the Great Preachers series on the Odyssey Television Channel. He delivered the 2009 Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School and the 2011 William L. Self Lectureship on preaching at McAfee Theological Seminary. These lectures form the basis for this book. Through the years he has pre

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Sermon: Dancing the Edge of Mystery
Éditeur : Abingdon Press
Date d'édition : 1997
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good