Anabaptist Preaching

About this book

"I . . . invite other non-Anabaptists to enjoy the same hospitality I have enjoyed . . . in the house of the Radical Reformation and to savor with me the unique treasures found there. . . ." --Brian McLaren pastor and speaker as well as author of A New Kind of Christian Finding Faith The Church on the Other Side in the Foreword Karl Barth is reported to have said that in the ministry of preaching it is God who speaks. Anabaptist Christians have long believed Gods voice is heard best when all those who are filled with the Spirit are part of a conversation: the preacher the congregation and the Bible itself. In these chapters all commissioned for this book a community of Anabaptist scholars reflect on the nature and character of each of element in the homiletical conversation. In 14 chapters (plus study guide) ranging across such topics as postmodernity hermeneutics grace doctrine multiculturalism power and persuasion narrative collaboration and much more the writers ponder the unique perspective on preaching offered by Anabaptism. Authors include David B. Greiser Nancy R. Heisey Dennis Hollinger Lynn Jost Michael A. King Rene Sauder Mary Schertz Nathan D. Showalter Rebecca Slough David A. Stevens Ervin R. Stutzman Mark R. Wenger Dawn Ottoni Wilhelm and June Alliman Yoder. "Finally an outstanding group of Anabaptist scholars freely offer the homiletical gifts of their tradition to everyone who has ears to hear. Listen closely and you will discover how your own preaching can be transformed into a communal grace-filled form of biblical theological and prophetic witness." --John S. McClure Charles G. Finney Professor of Homiletics The Divinity School Vanderbilt University The Editors: David B. Greiser Souderton Pennsylvania is a pastor at Souderton Mennonite Church and Adjunct Professor of Preaching and Church History at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Biblical Theological Seminary. He has served in a many wider-church roles. Michael A. King Telford Pennsylvania is pastor of Spring Mount Mennonite Church a publisher and editor of DreamSeeker Magazine. King is author of three books including Preaching about Life in a Threatening World (co-authored with Ron Sider).