Preaching is Worship: The Sermon in Context (ebook Edition)

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Preaching is arguably the most important work of the Christian pastor. Multiple contexts surround the sermon and impact the sermon, even when the preacher is unaware of them. Homileticians may identify as many as seven preaching contexts: theological, literary, historical, personal, cultural, pastoral, and liturgical. The last of these is the primary focus of this book. This book provides essays that will help professors prepare students for preaching in the context of the Church Year, Divine Service, and parish concerns, in addition to helping pastors renew their efforts toward sound liturgical preaching.  What Others Are Saying The preachers and scholars in Preaching Is Worship remind us well that the sermon is part of the whole “work of the people.”Rev. Dr. O. Wesley Allen Jr., Lexington Theological Seminary Readers from various traditions will benefit from engaging the richly textured theological thought of the Lutheran scholars.Rev. Dr. Paul Scott WilsonEmmanuel College, University of Toronto A stimulating book of essays and commentary on the proclamation of the Word as an act of worship of the living God.Will WillimonBishop, the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church  These essays will open the eyes of the preacher to new pearls for preaching.Rev. Dr. Gilbert J. DuchowFrequent contributor to Concordia Pulpit Resources  Preaching occurs in an assembly gathered for the proclamation of the Word and the celebration of the Sacraments. In many and various ways, the contributors to this volume explore the ramifications of this setting for the sermon.Rev. Dr. Frank C. SennPastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Evanston, Illinois  Contributors: William M. Cwirla, Ronald R. Feuerhahn, Carl C. Fickenscher II, Charles A. Gieschen, Paul J. Grime, Dale A. Meyer, Dean W. Nadasdy, John A. Nunes, David J. Peter, Robert C. Preece, David R. Schmitt, James A. Wetzstein, Kenneth W. Wieting