Reviews for Blackwell Gt Philos Of Religion

The average rating for Blackwell Gt Philos Of Religion based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-07-01 00:00:00 Paul Keating Really I think it tried to do too much to really do anything particularly well. Of the four parts the first one was kind of a 'well duh' moment (extended edition). Although I would recommend the chapter on How Women Hear the Sermon for men who are speaking to mixed audiences but don't have much experience with communicating with women. The second section in mining the text was all right, but honestly a book like Grasping Gods Word which focuses expressly on the study of different varieties of Biblical literature would serve you better. (although if you're a Greek of Hebrew scholar there were some good pointers for you here. I'm not, so it was wasted on me) These chapters basically covered some of that content with the occasional tid bit of information for preaching application, but really not as much in that area as I would expect for a book on preaching. the last two sections were the best. My favorite chapters were by John Koessler (the power of comparison), Rosalie de Rosset (felling the devil), Kelli Worrall (drama and the sermon), Winfred Neely (sermons that move), Bryan O'Neal (the logic of the sermon) and Michael Milco (exegeting your audience). These chapters individually would have been more like four stars, I really enjoyed them. Second to last chapter they started talking about voice strain and staying hydrated. The entire chapter was dedicated to this concern. I understand the importance, and the book was quite well rounded for it's inclusion, but really, did they have to make it an entire chapter? I kind of felt like it was a wast of my time. Thanks Moody

Review # 2 was written on 2014-07-02 00:00:00 Joseph Jacko This is a must have reference for anyone going into pastoral ministry. Each contributor has something immensely important and profound to say.