As the church awakens to a new era, the preacher must approach the pulpit with a new tactic, one not limited to the traditional, linear, reason-based explanation of the gospel. A tour guide explains the sites and their significance. This author cites the signposts in history to warn the reader. The same cultural breakdown that caused the fragmentation of the Medieval synthesis is occurring today. Understanding this intellectual revolution is critical to the person who wants to effectively communicate God's Word.
Truth is radically relativistic in postmodern thinking.
Loscalzo, a pastor and former Baptist seminary professor, does not advocate compromise. The author upholds the gospel, cardinal doctrines of the faith, and the importance of avoiding hermeneutical mistakes. The issue at hand is homiletical. The truth remains intact, he says, but the delivery must change radically to be heard. The modern world approach to preaching and apologetics is based on Western logic systems, with Aristotle being a primary influence.