Preaching In and Out of Season

Thomas G. Long, Neely Dixon Mccarter

ISBN 10: 0664251498 / ISBN 13: 9780664251499

Published by Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., US, 1990

About this Item

This excellent resource provides help for ministers who must plan their sermons not only according to the liturgical church year but also in response to the secular calendar of national holidays and public ceremonies, and in response to the program calendar of local and denominational emphases. Individual chapters discuss preaching about racial relations; family, church, and nation; the global witness of the church; work; evangelism; stewardship; and giving thanks. Suggestions for sermons on each theme are provided as well.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preaching In and Out of Season
• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., US
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664251498
• ISBN 13: 9780664251499
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This excellent resource provides help for ministers who must plan their sermons not only according to the liturgical church year but also in response to the secular calendar of national holidays and public ceremonies, and in response to the program calendar of local and denominational emphases. Individual chapters discuss preaching about racial relations; family, church, and nation; the global witness of the church; work; evangelism; stewardship; and giving thanks. Suggestions for sermons on each theme are provided as well.

About the Authors

Thomas G. Long is Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and is one of the most popular preachers in the United States today. He is the author of many books, including The Witness of Preaching, Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, and The Good Funeral (cowritten with Thomas Lynch).

Neely Dixon McCarter was President of Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, from 1979-1991. He also taught Christian education at Columbia Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary.