Preaching Christ in a Postmodern Culture

K. A. Beville (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

175 Seiten

2010 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4438-2151-3 (ISBN)

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Starting with some observations relating to shifts in ecclesiology and identifying them as a move beyond contextualization to syncretism this work goes on to assess the feasibility of preaching in a postmodern culture which rejects both the idea of absolute truth and authority used as power. It traces the historical and philosophical development of postmodernism. The Enlightenment project is deemed to have failed and Christianity is perceived as an oppressive metanarrative. In a world that is becoming increasingly sceptical and where preaching practitioners are becoming disillusioned this book offers some guidelines about preaching to postmoderns. In a relational age rationality is impotent, but the author distinguishes between authoritative and authoritarian preaching allowing hope for the survival of the homiletic task. Humility is presented as preferable to certitude and persuasion is redefined. The author suggests using an inductive mode of communication as a means of engaging postmodern listeners. He signposts a way forward in the labyrinthine complexity of the new paradigm and demonstrates that the homiletic task is still feasible. Thus this book will be of interest to teachers and students of theology as well as pastors desiring to develop a new apologetic strategy.

Dr. Kieran Beville is an experienced Christian newspaper columnist. A former teacher of English (language and literature), History, Communications and Media Studies, he is now Pastor of the Lee Valley Bible Church (Baptist) in Cork, Ireland. He has taught theology on leadership training programmes in Eastern Europe and Biblical Studies in India. He is an international conference speaker on the themes of ‘Mission,’ ‘Postmodernism’ and ‘Preaching’ and has authored three other books: Exploring Ezra: The Secret of Spiritual Success (Day One Publications, 2004), Cultivating Christian Character: The Fruit of the Spirit (Day One Publications, 2005) and Jonah: Pride & Prejudice (ISPCK, 2010).

Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10	1-4438-2151-9 / 1443821519
ISBN-13	978-1-4438-2151-3 / 9781443821513
Zustand	Neuware