Beschreibung:
Linda Clader is Professor of Homiletics and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California.
This book will be a welcome companion for the seminarian who is just learning to preach, as well as the seasoned preacher who is looking for new inspiration.
Introduction: An Invitation and a Thank-you Note; 1. Shifting Ground in the Sacred Space; 2. Playing at Creation; A Homily: Names; 3. Inspiration and the Language of the Tradition; 4. Listening in the Language of Spirit: Breath; A Homily: Tohu wa Bohu; 5. Listening in the Language of the Spirit: Scent; 6. Listening in the Language of the Spirit: Voices and Visions; A Homily: Traction; 7. Toward Imaginative Preaching; A Homily: The Final Frontier; 8. A Gift Loosely Wrapped; A Homily: Junk; 9. Method Preaching? A Homily: The Syro-Phoenician Woman; A Homily: Ordination; 10. A View from Off-Center; A Homily: Matthew; A Homily: Prodigal; A Homily: Intervention; Conclusion: A Gentle Rhetoric for a Prophetic Community