The Intensification and Reorientation of Sunni Jihad Ideology provides an account of the preaching of a revitalized vision of jihad in Crusader-era Syria by Sunni scholars, including Ibn ?Asakir, as a
Drawing on expertise in art history, liturgy, exegesis, preaching and manuscript studies, this volume is the first cohesive study of the layout, evolution and use of the Late Medieval Bible, one of th
Drawing on an extensive collection of Catholic, Lutheran, and Calvinist sermon collections (postils), this book offers the first comprehensive, systematic presentation of standard preaching texts in e
"Both the sources he employs and the scope of his study set his work apart from all that have precede it...The first study of New England preaching to span the entire colonial period...very important
Before the advent of printing, the preaching of the friars was the mass medium of the middle ages. In this edition of marriage sermons, David D'Avray reveals what famous preachers had to say about mar
The dominant activities of the eighteenth century Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, in terms of expenditure, were the support of itinerant preaching, and the construction and maintenance of preaching hous
The sheer extent of crossover - medics as religious men, religious men as medics, medical language at the service of preaching and moral-theological language deployed in medical writings - is the driv
The crusading movements provoked a vast and diverse mass of reactions in the medieval West. While Latin sources provide official versions of its preaching, organisation and events, the vernacular lyri
Though the apostle Paul boldly proclaimed “Christ crucified” as the heart of the gospel, Fleming Rutledge notes that preaching about the cross of Christ is remarkably neglected in most churches toda
Jerry Taylor's preaching is characterized as a "compassionate prophetic voice" delivered in the traditional African American form: "Start slow, stay low, rise higher, and end in fire." Courageous Comp
This update of Craddock's original work on inductive preaching remains one of the most important contributions to homiletic scholarship. Revised with three new sermons, inclusive language, and NRSV te
2012 Preaching Survey of the Year's Best Books for PreachersThe appeal of biblical theology is that it provides a "big picture" that makes sense of the diversity of biblical literature. Through the le
Revising her Ph.D. dissertation in New Testament studies at Emory University, Atlanta (no date cited), Lewis (biblical preaching, Luther Seminary, Minnesota) addresses the internal integrity of the pa
Also a professional dancer and artist, Yarber is pastor for preaching and worship at Wake Forest Baptist Church. Using the methods of phenomenology, formal analysis, and Paul Knitter's constructive me
In this collection of essays, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing and comprehensive history that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of
Scholarly interest in the early modern sermon has flourished in recent years, driven by belated recognition of the crucial importance of preaching to religious, cultural, and political life in early m
There are commentaries and there are books on preaching - but very few books that combine elements of both to enable the preacher or Bible teacher to prepare a series on specific sections of scripture
