{"product_id":"anabaptist-preaching-9781931038195","title":"Anabaptist Preaching","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67960393629749,"sku":"ByrdShop_1931038198","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781931038195.jpg?v=1794492955","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/anabaptist-preaching-9781931038195","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}