Preaching and the Other: Studies of Postmodern Insights - Softcover

Allen, Dr Ronald J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603500499 ISBN 13: 9781603500494

Publisher: Lucas Park Books, 2014

Synopsis

Preaching and the Other introduces the reader to six major themes characteristic of the postmodern era that are important for preaching and explains their implications.

About this title

About the Author:

Ronald J. Allen is Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Preaching and New Testament at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. He is author of many books, including Patterns of Preaching and Interpreting the Gospel, and coauthor of One Gospel, Many Ears and Listening to Listeners, all from Chalice Press.

Review:

"Whatever their theological disposition or denominational affiliation, preachers can find postmodernism daunting especially when it comes to developing practical pulpit strategies. Employing his hallmarks keen insight, clear expression, and mentoring wisdom Ron Allen offers postmodern preachers serious (and welcome) help. He depicts dimensions of the postmodern ethos not as pieces of a puzzle to be solved, or ciphers of a code to be cracked, but as facets of a prism with which preachers play a prism continually turned in different directions to catch and refract the colors that dance across the boundless spectrum of Gospel light." ---David J. Schlafer, editor of What s the Shape of Narrative Preaching?

"Ron Allen s Preaching and the Other should be required reading for any preacher who desires to communicate the gospel to today s culture in a manner that is authentic to the gospel itself. With insight, compassion, and wisdom, Ron guides preachers through a cultural landscape that has changed significantly in recent years. In particular, Ron articulates a vision of the gospel that is not just about the other that is, understanding people who are different but also, and especially, for the other. Christ calls us to stand with and for all of God s people, especially those who have been disenfranchised by the world, culture, and all too often the church, and Preaching and the Other draws on multiple disciplines to help pastors not only understand this imperative but also to accomplish it for the sake of Christ and the world." ---David Lose, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

"Ronald Allen s book turns a critical eye and ear on postmodern notions of the Other and finds treasures and traps for preachers. He mines the wealth of the postmodern movement while exposing challenges for postmodern thinkers who would also be Christian proclaimers. His work is insightful and incisive, cutting through jargon and providing clear examples of his thinking." ---Valerie Bridgeman, Memphis Theological Seminary

About this edition

• Publisher: Lucas Park Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1603500499
• ISBN 13: 9781603500494
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162