Questions Preachers Ask: Essays in Honor of Thomas G. Long - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 066426171X ISBN 13: 9780664261719

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016

Synopsis

"How do we preach in a way that affirms Christian theology while also honoring the insights of other faith traditions?" "How do we preach about and help create genuine Christian community in a social networking culture?"

Questions Preachers Ask examines many questions that are on the minds of preachers today, questions that focus on how to preach the gospel in a culture where biblical knowledge cannot be presumed and where the Bible is often viewed as untrustworthy. Well-known preachers, scholars, and authors, including Barbara Brown Taylor, Gail O'Day, Anna Carter Florence, Richard Lischer, and Thomas Lynch, provide the answers.

This book, compiled to honor writer, preacher, teacher, and scholar Thomas G. Long at the end of his teaching career, addresses practical questions such as "How do we proclaim the good news to young adults who are on the margins of church or have left it?" and "How do we preach to faith communities that are highly diverse?" Perfect for preachers at any stage of their ministry, these essays offer hope and guidance for handling the difficult task of preaching in today's congregations.

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About the Author

Johnston is Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas.

Leonora Tubbs Tisdale is the Clement-Muehl Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School. Her research and teaching interests include: prophetic preaching, women and preaching, and congregational studies and preaching. She is the author or editor of ten books, including "Preaching as Local Theology and Folk Art, Prophetic Preaching: A Pastoral Approach, Teaching Preaching as a Christian Practice, "and three volumes of the "Abingdon Women s Preaching Annual. "She also served as one the authors of "The History of the Riverside Church in New York City, "writing the chapter on that church s rich prophetic preaching tradition. Before beginning her tenure at Yale, Professor Tisdale served on the faculties of Princeton Theological Seminary, Union Presbyterian Seminary in Virginia, and as adjunct faculty at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She has been a pastor in congregations ranging in size from 33 to several thousand. While on the pastoral staff of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, she directed a lay seminary that offered courses for over 2000 people in the greater NYC area. Professor Tisdale is a former president of the Academy of Homiletics, the professional society for North American teachers of preaching. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.). ""

Edition details

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 066426171X
• ISBN 13: 9780664261719
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 194
• Editor: Johnston Scott Black, Smith Ted A., Tisdale Leonora Tubbs