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The witness of preaching [electronic resource] / Thomas G. Long.

By: Publisher: Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9781611647631
  • 1611647630
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Contents:
What does it mean to preach? -- The biblical witness in preaching -- Biblical exegesis for preaching -- The focus and function of the sermon -- The basic form of the sermon -- Refining the form -- Beginnings, connections, and endings -- Images and experiences in sermons -- Preaching and plagiarism -- From desk to pulpit -- Conversation along the pilgrim way.
Summary: This is a newly revised edition of one of the standard introductory preaching textbooks on the market today. Beginning with a solid theological basis, veteran preacher and best-selling author Thomas G. Long offers a practical, step-by-step guide to writing a sermon. Long centers his approach around the biblical concept of witness. To be a preacher, Long posits, is to be a witness to God's work in the world#x14;one who sees before speaking, one whose task is to "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what is seen." This updated edition freshens up language and anecdotes, contains an extensive new analysis of the use of multimedia and its impact on preaching, and adds a completely new chapter on plagiarism in preaching. Included for the first time are four complete sermons, with Long's commentary and analysis. The sermons were written and originally preached by Barbara Brown Taylor, Cleophus J. LaRue. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, and Edmund Steimle. With this third edition, The Witness of Preaching reaffirms itself as the essential resource for seminary students as well as new and experienced preachers. (Publisher).
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Electronic Resources John Kinder Theological Library BV4211.3 LON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available ER001482

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What does it mean to preach? -- The biblical witness in preaching -- Biblical exegesis for preaching -- The focus and function of the sermon -- The basic form of the sermon -- Refining the form -- Beginnings, connections, and endings -- Images and experiences in sermons -- Preaching and plagiarism -- From desk to pulpit -- Conversation along the pilgrim way.

This is a newly revised edition of one of the standard introductory preaching textbooks on the market today. Beginning with a solid theological basis, veteran preacher and best-selling author Thomas G. Long offers a practical, step-by-step guide to writing a sermon. Long centers his approach around the biblical concept of witness. To be a preacher, Long posits, is to be a witness to God's work in the world#x14;one who sees before speaking, one whose task is to "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what is seen." This updated edition freshens up language and anecdotes, contains an extensive new analysis of the use of multimedia and its impact on preaching, and adds a completely new chapter on plagiarism in preaching. Included for the first time are four complete sermons, with Long's commentary and analysis. The sermons were written and originally preached by Barbara Brown Taylor, Cleophus J. LaRue. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, and Edmund Steimle. With this third edition, The Witness of Preaching reaffirms itself as the essential resource for seminary students as well as new and experienced preachers. (Publisher).

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