Wonder reborn : creating sermons on hymns, music, and poetry / Thomas H. Troeger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troeger, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), 1945-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Preaching.

Hymns--Homiletical use.

Hymns.

Music--Religious aspects--Christianity--Sermons.

Music.

Poetry--Religious aspects--Sermons.

Poetry.

Sermons, American--21st century.

Sermons, American.

Aesthetics--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores an issue at the nerve of the long term health of all churches: how godly wonder can be reborn through renewed attention to the place of beauty in preaching and worship. The book opens with an exploration of the theological and cultural difficulties of defining beauty. It traces the church's historical ambivalence about beauty and art and describes how, in our own day, the concept of beauty has been commercialized and degraded. Troeger develops a theologically informed aesthetic that provides a counter-cultural vision of beauty flowing from the love of God. The book demonstra

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 The Place of Beauty in Preaching; 2 To Make the Wounded Whole: Preaching on Hymns; 3 Hear How the Whole Creation Longs: Preaching on Music; 4 Quick-Eyed Love Draws Near: Preaching on Poetry; 5 Wonder Reborn through Beauty; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-988968-6

1-282-61354-5

0-19-977449-8

9786612613548

OCLC:

645939988