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What's the shape of narrative preaching? : essays in honor of Eugene L. Lowry / Mike Graves & David J. Schlafer, eds.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Narrative preaching.
- Preaching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Chalice Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bringing together some of the finest voices in contemporary homiletics to examine the different forms as well as the status of narrative preaching, What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching? will give readers much to ponder on this impact topic. Teachers of preaching have long recognized that the Bible is told in story form. Yet the responses to the topic of narrative preaching have varied over the years, from singing its praises to outright rejection. The homiletical landscape is always changing, but what many thought might be a fad is still being discussed in the seminaries and practiced in many a pulpit. What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching? asks: What exactly is narrative preaching? What does it mean to be a narrative preacher? Is narrative preaching at odds with exposition? What are the biblical precedents for such an approach? What kinds of theology undergird narrative theory? What is the role of narrative preaching in a time of rampant biblical illiteracy? How does narrative preaching help to shape congregational life? Contributors include: Charles Rice, Ron Allen, Fred Craddock, Frank Thomas, Thomas Long, David Buttrick, Richard Eslinger, Barbara Lundblad, William McClain, Beverly Zink Sawyer, Thomas Troeger, Robin Meyers, David Schlafer, and Mike Graves.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Selected Works of Eugene L. Lowry""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Wellsprings: What Gives Shape to Narrative Preaching?""; ""1. A More-or-Less Historical Account of the Fairly Recent History of Narrative Preaching""; ""2. Theology Undergirding Narrative Preaching""; ""3. A Match Made in Heaven""; ""4. African American Contexts of Narrative Preaching""; ""Part II: Assessments: What Shape Is Narrative Preaching in Today?""; ""5. Tracking the Homiletical Plot""; ""6. Story, Narrative, and Metanarrative""; ""7. Story and Symbol, the Stuff of Preaching""
- ""8. Out of the Loop""""9. Jazz Me, Gene""; ""Part III: Prospects: What Fresh Shapes Might Narrative Preaching Take?""; ""10. Making Music with What You Have Left""; ""11. Gasping for Breath""; ""12. Except in Parables""; ""13. Convoking Spirit-ed Conversation""; ""14. Improvisations on the Lowry Loop""; ""Notes""; ""Contributors""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-241).
- ISBN:
- 0-8272-4279-4
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