The Foolishness of Preaching - Proclaiming the Gospel Against the Wisdom of the World (Paperback)

In Part 1 of the book, "The Bedrock of Preaching", Capon discusses how essential it is to have "a passion for the Passion" (to believe passionately in the Good News of salvation in Christ), how to overcome the stumbling blocks to genuinely accepting grace, and how to relinquish a false sense of control over our salvation. This part of the book also has important things to say to those of us who listen to sermons and who look to the pulpit for words of grace and hope that are truly meaningful to our lives today. In Part 2, "The Practice of Preaching", Capon concentrates on the mechanics of preaching in anything but a mechanical way. He begins by discussing the ingredients of preaching, emphasizing the importance of not just reading but really hearing the Word in the original Greek and Hebrew, and offers some pointed comments on the Common Lectionary. He then goes on to illustrate how to preach effectively from notes, giving specific, day-by-day suggestions for preparation. He also shows, using the full text of one of his sermons as an example, how to preach from a more fully written manuscript and explains how to move from first notes to final notes for a sermon, again using some of his own notes as an example.

General

Imprint:	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1997
First published:	December 1997
Authors:	Robert Farrar Capon
Dimensions:	230 x 151 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	154
ISBN-13:	978-0-8028-4305-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	0-8028-4305-0
Barcode:	9780802843050

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