Prophetic Preaching: A Pastoral Approach

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2010
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Where have all the prophets gone? And why do preachers seem to shy away from prophetic witness? Astute preacher Leonora Tisdale considers these vexing questions while providing guidance and encouragement to pastors who want to recommit themselves to the task of prophetic witness. With a keen sensitivity to pastoral contexts, Tisdale's work is full of helpful suggestions and examples to help pastors structure and preach prophetic sermons, considered by many to be one of the most difficult tasks pastors are called to undertake.

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Where have all the prophets gone? And why do preachers seem to shy away from prophetic witness? Astute preacher Leonora Tisdale considers these vexing questions while providing guidance and encouragement to pastors who want to recommit themselves to the task of prophetic witness. With a keen sensitivity to pastoral contexts, Tisdale's work is full of helpful suggestions and examples to help pastors structure and preach prophetic sermons, considered by many to be one of the most difficult tasks pastors are called to undertake.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Published: 01 Sep 2010
ISBN 10: 0664233325
ISBN 13: 9780664233327

Media Reviews

In Prophetic Preaching Nora Tisdale is at her best. Cleophus J. LaRue, Princeton Theological Seminary

Author Bio

Leonora Tubbs Tisdale is Clement-Muehl Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut. She is the author or editor of many books, including Preaching as Local Theology and Folk Art and three volumes of The Abingdon Women's Preaching Annual.