Fundamentals of Preaching - Softcover

Killinger, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0334020190 ISBN 13: 9780334020196

Publisher: SCM-Canterbury Press Ltd, 1985

Synopsis

Originally published in 1983, Fundamentals of Preaching has been a leading comprehensive textbook on preaching, guiding in the novice from the first steps of conceiving the sermon through the actual construction and delivery of it. In this new, revised form, it continues its outstanding qualities, with much input from recent homiletical studies and from the preaching of women.

About this title

About the Author

John Killinger, who holds doctorates in both theology and literature, has taught courses in the theological aspects of contemporary literature at Vanderbilt University, the University of Chicago, City College of New York, and Stamford University. An ordained clergyman, he has been a minister in parishes in Virginia and California, and presently serves as the minister of the Little Stone Church, a resort parish on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Among his many publications are several books in the field of literary criticism, including "Hemingway and the Dead Gods" and T"he Failure of Theology in Modern Literature," He has also written two novels, "Jessie "and "The Night Jessie Sang at the Opry," which feature Christ as a woman in modern times.

From the Back Cover

Originally published in 1983, Fundamentals of Preaching is a comprehensive textbook on preaching, guiding the novice from the first steps of conceiving the sermon through the actual construction and delivery. In this new, revised edition, Killinger enhances the outstanding, practical qualities of the text with much input from recent homiletical studies and the preaching of women.

Edition details

• Publisher: SCM-Canterbury Press Ltd
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0334020190
• ISBN 13: 9780334020196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224