In this complete and valuable version of his Homiletics, renowned theologian Karl Barth's offers his thoughts on sermon preparation, including his understanding of the way in which the preacher should interpret scripture. Translated by Donald E. Daniels and renowned Barth translator Geoffrey W. Bromiley, this book presents lecture materials from seminars in Bonn from 1932 to 1933.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
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Karl Barth (1886-1968) was Professor of Theology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. One of the greatest theologians and preachers of the twentieth century, he is best known for his monumental systematic theology, Church Dogmatics.
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Understanding Sermons,
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A great book for a lay person to read who is trying to get a handle on how sermons work. Actually a book for the about-to-be-preacher, Karl Barth provides parameters to the form, function and contents of sermons from the perspective of his own theology. For Barth, the best sermon is part of the liturgy - not an aside - serving sacramentally to join the congregation in communion with God's word. If you are tring to determine what distinguishes a good speaker from a good preacher, Barth may provide some guidleines you find useful.
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Outstanding!,
By Robert Knetsch "Wanna-be theologian" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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I am not a pastor, nor do I feel "the call," (yet) but this book is one of the only ones that make me want to preach! Why? Not becuase I think I can put out a whiz-bang, knock-their-socks-off sermon, nor because Barth's book gave me some good ideas to preach on, but because Barth portrays sermons to be a truly theological task - not something most preachers I hear these days believe, nor would agree with.
"Theology is sermon preparation..." This is one of the quotes in this book that essentially showed me that preaching CAN be redeemed, if only more people would read it. Preaching is expounding the Word of God to the Church...pure and simple. It is not meant to evoke a psychological response (though it may) and it is not about the preacher's own experience. The preacher is one with humility before God whose lips merely mumble in response to reading the Bible. Listen preachers: read this and Charles Campbell's book "Preaching Jesus" and your sermons will be world changing; better put, the world of the bible will change the world of your listeners through your sermons. Read and Enjoy!
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Excellent introduction to homiletics,
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I needed something to get me out of the rut of thinking of homiletics as some sort of Sunday catechism class for adults, and Barth did it! He reviews the thinking of several other great theologians concerning homiletics, then he lays a very articulate, compassionate and encompassing theology of homiletics from his own experience. Those who are trying to find a source for the ABC's of writing a homily, however, should be aware that although there is a brief section on this, on the whole, this book is more about the thinking behind homiletics overall rather than a primer on writing homilies.
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The generally theological character of the seminar title, "Exercises in Sermon Preparation," results from the fact that theology as a church discipline ought in all its branches to be nothing other than sermon preparation in the broadest sense. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Word of God, God's Word, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, New Testament, Old Testament, Lord's Supper, Son of Man, Roman Catholic Church New!
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The generally theological character of the seminar title, "Exercises in Sermon Preparation," results from the fact that theology as a church discipline ought in all its branches to be nothing other than sermon preparation in the broadest sense. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Word of God, God's Word, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, New Testament, Old Testament, Lord's Supper, Son of Man, Roman Catholic Church New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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This book cites 4
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- Word of God and the Word of Man by Karl Barth in Front Matter
- Church Dogmatics (14 Volume Set) by Karl Barth in Front Matter
- The Doctrine of the Word of God (Church Dogmatics, vol. 1, pt. 2) by Karl Barth in Front Matter
- The Humanity of God by Karl Barth in Front Matter
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