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Preaching Jesus: New Directions for Homiletics in Hans Frei's Postliberal Theology, Charles Campbell
One advantage of living in the discipline of homiletics is the ample opportunity for testing theory. Pulpits, congregations, and biblical texts appear to be unending. Preaching theorists are privileged to try on theoretical construct. Often, one finds sample sermons included in the best of the literature. These are helpful models, although often groomed for the page and fine-tuned through several Sundays of preaching before different audiences. While the models shine, preachers will find themselves frustrated by the apparent perfection before their eyes. On several occasions I have had students respond to a Fred Craddock sermon with the honest concern, "How do I get from here (standing before this passage) to there (preaching a Craddock-like jewel)!" Most helpful is the theorist who enables others to sample a different approach to preaching while warning against the pitfalls and dangers that accompany the art. For those open to sermonic forms that are sensitive to the genre of narrative, and for preachers who long for a bridge from text to sermon, Lowry's The Sermon: Dancing the Edge of Mystery presents itself as a map worth consulting.
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