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(1) From what source(s) should preachers seek preaching content? (2) On what basis should preachers select content from their source(s)? (3) Once the content has been determined, by what criteria should preachers prepare material for delivery? A comparison of contemporary preaching theologies (and the resultant contrasts in homiletical education) bespeak the rich breadth within the Western Christian tradition.
Page 1 and 2: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF CONTRA
Page 3: ABSTRACT This study examines the ef
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Page 25 and 26: 16 discover what happened to the 3e
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Page 31 and 32: 22 Book.'" 2. The faith must be "co
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Page 37 and 38: 28 Bultmann, however, did not dismi
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Page 51 and 52: 42 "If Christ deigns to be present
Page 53 and 54: 44 To discover the "sense" of a tex
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46 As people hear and believe God's
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48 futile human attempt--but to be
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50 Paul Tillich was born 20 August
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52 these and other Christian symbol
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54 But, more importantly, it empowe
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56 systematic theology (as well as
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58 What Tillich wrote of working wi
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60 Is the decision of faith a free
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62 difficult to find better preachi
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64 significance for several reasons
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66 the fighting continues. Although
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68 The means by which God reveals t
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70 move."1 The thoughts for individ
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72 one's misdeeds. An inherited sin
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74 servants, and by revealing His m
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76 with a note of urgency. Lloyd-Jo
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78 the work of the Spirit in preach
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80 passage. "1 One arrives at this
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84 neighbor. This love, however, is
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86 world historically, really, and
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88 theologian whose task was to tak
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90 witness and make his mission cre
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CHAPTER THREE SELECTED ISSUES IN PR
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94 cross objectively transform the
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96 Martyn Lloyd-Jones would agree t
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98 Thus, according to Bultmann, God
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100 cause, salvation. According to
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102 recorded--inspiration.1 Lloyd-J
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104 carefully. For example, Karl Ra
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106 respond to it. Paul Tillich's s
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108 (on the left), we see a wide ra
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110 and, without reversal, his futu
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112 spectrum. He is there, not beca
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114 together, relatively close to t
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116 and Christian discipleship. Acc
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118 Christians to become Christians
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120 people aware of what God has do
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122 revelation always, however, tak
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124 Based both on the example and p
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126 Thus, "the Christian message to
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128 groups sitting close to the two
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130 in the channel. Stewart gave gr
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132 celebration of the Eucharist, b
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134 straight-forward, illuminating,
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136 blessing on the status quo, and
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138 Each moment, fully grasped, tru
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140 enables man to know fullest lif
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142 and bring salvation to mankind.
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144 that, on the whole, the world h
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CHAPTER FOUR FURTHER CONSIDERATION
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148 knowled ge revelation/4) 3. Jes
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150 response. Some of the seven the
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152 formation of the preacher. Firs
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154 academic education would be ina
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156 deals with questions related to
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158 hypothesis. The overall objecti
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160 left (leaning toward 'subjectiv
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162 preaching? III. Hypotheses Base
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164 dilemmas. Tillich could not, th
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166 Third, we consider the student
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168 belief that preaching can accom
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170 all limitations of human existe
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172 power of faith most conspicuous
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174 teaching format. The offered th
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176 methodology employed by the lec
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178 At its worst, this system's unr
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180 STRENGTH/ CONTENT WEAKNESS T I
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FURTHER DISTINCTIVE Infinite value
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184 question was as follows: Table
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186 to the content of teaching (lea
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188 sought within the hearers 21.2%
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190 used in survey question ten (co
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192 question.) The great number of
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194 Table 10 Education in the arts
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196 conclusions based on that data.
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198 Table 20 Survey question 15--Ro
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200 change their content or their m
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202 less attention as a standard fo
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204 "communication skills," than do
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206 than its content. 17 For exampl
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208 'objective'/'subjective' distin
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210 Table 28 Survey question 10--Le
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212 Table 35 Survey question 13.a.-
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214 This comparison takes into acco
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216 delivering sermons, rather than
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218 three subgroups' response to th
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220 b. "Lower profile for preaching
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222 pairings. In fact, nearly equal
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224 where does the preacher draw hi
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226 the process of discovering and
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228 Survey question 10--Lecture con
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232 effectiveness of their preachin
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234 table 42 is 'communication'. Re
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236 preacher should follow the guid
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238 that a lecturer's theology stro
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242 criterion of a college's relati
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244 greater amount of time allotted
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246 Survey question 9--Preaching mu
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250 the freedom, depending on the l
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252 Episcopal Rahner 3 Barth 2.5 St
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254 Table 69 Question 9--Preaching
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256 such pattern occurred; I had to
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260 Table 81 Bapt. Epis. Pres. Evan
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262 presenta.tions. Similarly, grea
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264 VI. Conclusion Overall, the sur
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266 preacher himself. The first of
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268 lecturers' consider material sp
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270 actuality, following Lloyd-Jone
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272 world'). Even so, the numerical
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276 revealed to me through the word
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278 their emphasis on different asp
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280 work," ". . . of prayer," ". .
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282 lecturers' (28,30,31). Statisti
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284 Rahner himself would support th
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286 Precisely for this reason, that
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288 the teaching of preaching and o
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290 culture:7° This list documents
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292 preaching students as persons.
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296 detailing the theologies of pre
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298 implementation. Each might have
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300 Stewart told ministers to preac
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302 God"--is the primary criteria f
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304 (i.e., God's self-revelation, o
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306 hearers 105' (from a person, th
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308 focuses on them and their relat
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310 A Quiet Day, led by an external
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CHAPTER TWO NOTES INTRODUCTION (p.
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320 Religion. p. 96.) "Bultmann, Je
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322 to come, Bultmann reinterprets
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324 contemporary preacher] must lay
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326 relation to such historical the
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328 IV. PAUL TILLICH (p. 49-61) /Ch
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330 the New Being through which the
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332 Making the Ministry Relevant. p
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334 fascinating Personality who eve
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336 ''Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Pr
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338 7 While Rahner allowed the poss
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340 p. 135,36. ' 2.Rahner, "A Theol
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342 himself be crucified with Chris
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344 and Todd, 1978), p. 362.) "'Roh
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346 14Bu1tmann, "New Testament and
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348 "Faithfulness to the [Biblical]
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350 l '"Rahner and Karl Lehmann, Ke
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352 12Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Pr
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358 p. 17,21,23. (Note also, "The C
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360 "Meaningful language," "Concret
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362 population based on survey resp
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364 that statement and "the preache
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366 one other (Preacher's maturity)
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368 "'Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Pr
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370 P . 58. 70 Ib1d. 1:39-46. In re
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372 is our tradition to deny that t
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APPENDIX ONE SURVEY TEACHING OF PRE
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378 a. ____ one department of a lar
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380 Rahner HF 1.3 RB 3.7 KB 4.5 PT
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382 God 38.8% The conaregation 34.7
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384 Harper and Row, 1979. Original
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386 City: Walterick Publications, 1
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388 SPCK, 1963. IP No _GB No US (1)
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390 IP No GB No US (1) Watson. Davi
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APPENDIX SIX Three survey questions
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394 Improvement (broadening) of sta
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396 skills," "Preaching which commu
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398 dissertat ion at Vanderbilt Uni
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402 Mackintosh. H.R. Types of Moder
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404 Writings in English. Methuen, N
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406 "Demythologization and the Serm
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