{"product_id":"preaching-as-poetry-beauty-goodness-and-truth-in-every-sermon-9781426764042","title":"Preaching as Poetry: Beauty, Goodness, and Truth in Every Sermon","description":"It is tempting for preachers in this digital age of plurality and diversity to offer quick sound bites and PowerPoint-style presentations. These tend to invite a yes or no response, as in mathematical equations. But if we are to reach Christians across the theological spectrumandinvite non-Christians to seriously consider our faith, we must take a different approach. What is needed is greater attention to poetry and images meant to communicate the beauty of the faith and the wonder and mystery of God in everyday life. We must communicate the unity of our message of faith, the divine as truth, and justice and healing as expressions of God. Preaching as poetry (theopoetic preaching) allows for the bold imagery of scripture and the gentle invitation of art. Sermons can no longer always be neatly tied up, perfectly linear, with complete answers to every question. In \u003ci\u003ePreaching as Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e Paul Scott Wilson teaches why this new approach is necessary today, and demonstrates with multiple examples how it works in real sermons. He skillfully guides the reader to incorporate the classical values of beauty, goodness and truth in every sermon, and in ways that connect with congregants and listeners today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Scott Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abingdon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426764042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilson, Paul Scott:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Paul Scott Wilson is Professor of Homiletics at Emmanuel College of the University of Toronto. He is one of the most respected and recognized teachers of homiletics in North America. He is the author of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Preaching, Imagination of the Heart, God Sense: Reading the Bible for Preaching\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Four Pages of the Sermon\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Abingdon Press. He is the General Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Interpreter's Handbook of Preaching\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abingdon Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44447241437299,"sku":"9781426764042","price":24.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_24c8ab24-c595-40b0-8b73-325c9bbb8840.jpg?v=1773404351","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/preaching-as-poetry-beauty-goodness-and-truth-in-every-sermon-9781426764042","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}