The Six Deadly Sins of Preaching
Becoming Responsible for the Faith We Proclaim
Published on 1. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-4267-3539-4 (ISBN)
Description
This ethics of preaching text identifies vices of irresponsible preaching practices. Preachers who fail to develop deep respect for their listeners or drift into a lack faithfulness to the Gospel can end up becoming: - The Pretender (The Problem of In-authenticity) - The Egoist (The Problem of Self-absorption) - The Manipulator (The Problem of Greediness) - The Panderer (The Problem of Trendiness) - The Crusader (The Problem of Exploitation) - The Demagogue (The Problem of Self-righteousness) Just as the church historically derived its Seven Holy Virtues (chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, & humility) by naming Seven Deadly Sins (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, & pride), Reid and Hogan call preachers to turn away from pulpit vices and strive to realize the homiletic virtues of becoming: - Authentic (The Call to Be Genuine) - Altruistic (The Call to Be Selfless) - Careful (The Call to Exercise Self-Control) - Passionate (The Call to Be Honest to God) - Courteous (The Call to Woo a Reasoned Reception) - A 'Namer' of God (The Call to Reveal an Ineffable God) The Six Deadly Sins of Preaching explores the difference between the irresponsible practices, unfortunate missteps, and mere unthinking mistakes in preaching. A chapter is devoted to Preaching Missteps (problems that do not rise to the level of being irresponsible) that includes: - Short Changing the Process - Waving a Red Flag - Thou Shall Not Bore the Congregation - Through the Looking Glass Darkly - The Mumbler - TMI--Too Much Information - Your Cup Do Runneth Over - Where's This Sermon Going, Anyway?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
223 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4267-3539-4 (9781426735394)
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Robert Stephen Reid | Lucy Lind Hogan
The Six Deadly Sins of Preaching
Becoming Responsible for the Faith We Proclaim
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05/2012
Abingdon Press
€18.49
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Persons
Robert Stephen Reid (PhD, University of Washington) is emeritus professor of Communication, University of Dubuque, Iowa. He directed the MA in Organizational Communication and Leadership 2001-2017 and served as Communication Department Head 2000-2014. He is author of The Four Voices of Preaching (Brazos Press, 2006) Preaching Mark (Chalice, 1999), co-author of, The Six Deadly Sins of Preaching: Becoming Responsible for the Faith We Proclaim (Abingdon, 2012) and Connecting with the Congregation: Rhetoric and the Art of Preaching (Abingdon, 1999). His scholarly essays include, "Preaching in the Baptist Theological Family," in Preaching the Manifold Grace of God (Cascade, 2022), "The Leave-Taking Sermon: Mark Driscoll and the Challenge of Authenticity," in Rhetoric of the Protestant Sermon in America (Lexington, 2020), "A Rhetoric of Christian Discourse," (Journal of Communication and Religion, 2008) and "Solzhenitsyn's Christian Civilization Rhetoric," in And the Word Became Flesh (Pickwick, 2009). He is co-author of a textbook, Connecting with Your Audience: Making Public Speaking Matter, 2nd ed. (Kendall-Hunt, 2016) that is distinguished by its use of Supreme Court opinions for student values-in-dispute speeches, current legislative proposals for policy-in-dispute speeches, and personal experience for the basic informative speech design. He lives near Seattle, Washington, with his spouse, the Rev. Dr. Barbara Reid.