The pandemic of 2020 necessitated a rethinking of preaching, prompting the need for a robust theology and innovative strategies for online delivery. This book seeks to provide a theological framework for online preaching, drawing on Karl Barth’s definition of God’s… Read More ›
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Digital Homiletics: The Theology and Practice of Online Preaching
The pandemic of 2020 necessitated a rethinking of preaching, prompting the need for a robust theology and innovative strategies for online delivery. This book seeks to provide a theological framework for online preaching, drawing on Karl Barth’s definition of God’s… Read More ›
Season for Relationships: Youth in China and the Mission of the Church
Writing a book about the lived religiosity of youth is precious, and few scholars have pursued a more richly ethnographic approach vis-à-vis the Chinese Catholic youth within Mainland China. Chiaretto Yan, a missiologist, trained at Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome… Read More ›
How to Preach A Dangerous Sermon
What is the function of preaching? When people are seeking justice and hope in social and political contexts, where is the church? Frank Thomas argues that the church has not served the people well, and that people still do not… Read More ›
Ways of the Word: Learning to Preach for Your Time and Place
Enter an introductory preaching classroom today at a mainline seminary and you will discover a dizzying diversity of differences along race, ethnicity, gender, class, ability, denomination, geography, and language. It is no surprise that some of the classic texts in… Read More ›
Decolonizing Preaching: The Pulpit as Postcolonial Space
The colonial period ended long ago, but the impact of colonialism and imperialism persists in a new guise. Ongoing effects of colonialism/imperialism continue to shape a post-colonial world order and the lives of those who live in this post-colonial reality…. Read More ›
Preaching in Pictures: Using Images for Sermons that Connect
According to Peter Jonker, preachers that do not avail themselves of the power of images are foolhardy in today’s culture. Preaching in Pictures1 comes out of the Reformed Christian tradition. Jonker advises using a controlling image as an alternative /… Read More ›
Making Room at the Table: An Invitation to Multicultural Worship
Making Room at the Table is a collection of essays sharing Christian theologians’ struggles with the 21st century’s emerging theological issue of multicultural worship. This publication is twelve essays written by current and former members of faculty at Princeton Theological… Read More ›
Worship on the Way: Exploring Asian North American Christian Experience
What is the relationship between worship and culture? Russell Yee argues for worship that is contextualized to the cultural dispositions, traditions, and values of Asian North American (ANA) worshipers. Yee critiques a widely held assumption that Western articulations of Christianity,… Read More ›
The Preacher as Liturgical Artist: Metaphor, Identity, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ
Have you recently felt outdated in your preaching content and style at the 21st century pulpit? Have you felt the need to refresh your preaching practice in the era of image, sound, art, and creativity, not to mention the jaw-dropping… Read More ›