The Future Of Preaching Book

Foreword Leslie Griffiths vii

Contributors x

Introduction Geoffrey Stevenson 1

Part 1 Contexts

1 Mediated Preaching: Homiletics in Contemporary British Culture Roger Standing 9

2 Preaching in the Roman Catholic Ecclesial Context Duncan Macpherson 27

3 Preaching and Liturgy: An Anglican Perspective Roger Spiller 34

4 Charismatic Utterance: Preaching as Prophecy Ian Stackhouse 42

5 Preaching in the Black Church Ruthlyn Bradshaw 47

Part 2 Practices

6 The Conversation of Preaching and Theology Trevor Pitt 65

7 The Future Use of the Bible in Preaching Stephen Wright 84

8 Preaching on the News Paul Johns 101

9 Preaching for All: Inclusivity and the Future of Preaching in All-Age Worship Margaret Withers 115

10 The Future of Language in Preaching Ian Paul 130

11 Sermon Form in a Digital Future Richard Littledale 144

Part 3 People

12 Preaching and Personality: The SIFT Approach Leslie J. Francis 159

13 The Preacher's Inner Life Susan Durber 177

14 Forming Future Preachers Geoffrey Stevenson 190

Afterword: Anticipating Unpredictable Resurrection: Preaching in the Hope of a God-Engendered Future David J. Schlafer 206

Appendix: Spirit-ed Conversation: Learning Preaching in Communities of Practice 216