The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 5

The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 5
Author: Hughes Oliphant Old
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780802822321

The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church is a multivolume study by Hughes Oliphant Old that canvasses the history of preaching from the words of Moses at Mount Sinai through modern times. In Volume 1, The Biblical Period, Old begins his survey by discussing the roots of the Christian ministry of the Word in the worship of Israel. He then examines the preaching of Christ and the Apostles. Finally, Old looks at the development and practice of Christian preaching in the second and third centuries, concluding with the ministry of Origen.

Andrew Fuller and the Evangelical Renewal of Pastoral Theology

Andrew Fuller and the Evangelical Renewal of Pastoral Theology
Author: Keith Grant
Publisher: Authentic Media Inc
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1780783159

An exploration of the pastoral theology of Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) suggests that evangelical renewal did not only take place alongside the local church - missions, itinerancy, voluntary societies - but also within the congregation as the central tasks of dissenting pastoral ministry became, in the words of one diarist, 'very affecting and evangelical'. How did evangelicalism transform dissenting and Baptist churches in the eighteenth century? Is there a distinctively congregational expression of evangelicalism? And what contribution has evangelicalism made to pastoral theology? renewal did not only take place alongside the local church - missions, itinerancy, voluntary societies - but also within the congregation as dissenting pastoral ministry became, in the words of one diarist, 'very affecting and evangelical'.

America’s Great Age of Rhetoric, 1770-1860

America’s Great Age of Rhetoric, 1770-1860
Author: Merrill D. Whitburn
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 726
Release: 2024-05-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004696601

This book analyzes the advocacy, conceptualization, and institutionalization of rhetoric from 1770 to 1860. Among the forces promoting advocacy was the need for oratory calling for independence, the belief that using rhetoric was the way to succeed in biblical interpretation and preaching, and the desire for rhetoric as entertainment. Conceptually, leaders followed classical and German rhetoricians in viewing rhetoric as an art of ethical choice. Institutionally, a rhetorician such as Ebenezer Porter called for the development of organizations at all levels, a “sociology of rhetoric.” Orville Dewey highlighted the passion for rhetoric, calling his times “the age of eloquence.”

Beyond Religious Discourse

Beyond Religious Discourse
Author: J. N. Ian Dickson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1556354835

Drawing extensively on primary sources, this pioneer work in modern religious history explores the training of preachers, the construction of sermons, and how Irish evangelicalism and the wider movement in Great Britain and the United States shaped the preaching event. Evangelical preaching and politics, sectarianism, denominations, education, class, social reform, gender, and revival are examined to advance the argument that evangelical sermons and preaching went significantly beyond religious discourse. The result is a book for those with interests in Irish history, culture and belief, popular religion and society, evangelicalism, preaching, and communication.