Masters of Preaching
Subtitle: The Most Poignant and Powerful Homilists in Church History
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780761857808
Subjects: Preaching, history
Description: "The history of Catholic homiletics is rich and layered with theology and spirituality. Every period of Church history contains preachers who have been blessed with oratorical skills and spiritual depth. They are saints, scholars, bishops, priests, and deacons from the Eastern and Western traditions. Masters of Preaching--the first book of its kind--lays the foundations for a deeper understanding of Christian preaching. It is an important contribution to the subjects of history and preaching. This exceptional text sheds light on the lives and sermons of the Church's most talented preachers. Through the lives and works of thirty-one men, the reader will experience fine sermons from the most eloquent homlists." - back cover