Reviews for In Praise of Animals A Treasury of Poems, Quotations, and Readings

The average rating for In Praise of Animals A Treasury of Poems, Quotations, and Readings based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-05-07 00:00:00 Larry Freiherr This is an excellent idea for promoting a level of interaction in the sermon writing process, as well as delivery. Essentially, McClure applies ethnography to homiletics, though mostly with a rotating focus group within the congregation. Readers would do well to supplement this reading with ethnographic works to gain a deeper philosophical framework before pursuing this model--mostly because writing ethnography is a tricky art to master. I did feel his sample sermon used the word "roundtable" a lot which might confuse visitors, or make those outside of the roundtable feel left out. Plus that could easily become repetitive from week to week. I also think a weekly meeting may be unrealistic, unless done online. Perhaps a roundtable for the sermonic year, done over a couple days might work better. Good stuff.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-08-04 00:00:00 Richard Turner Excellent discussion about how to bridge preaching and pastoral leadership! My only critique is that I had hoped for a bit more sample material. While the book does provide a case study in the final chapter, it would have been helpful to provide samples of the theory throughout the theoretical chapters. Otherwise, an extremely helpful book!