What's the Matter With Preaching Today?
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: September 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780664226329
First sentence: In his introduction to Harry Emerson Fosdick's collection titled Riverside Sermons, Henry Van Dusen, longtime president of Union Theological Seminary, describes the heyday of Fosdick's ministry at the Riverside Church (1926-46) as "the most influential preaching ministry in the United States in the current century."
Description: "The contributors to this book are a who's who of the best and most thoughtful preachers in the church and classroom today. In their essays, they assess the state of preaching, identify a variety of issues that challenge effective preaching, and offer helpful suggestions for what can be done to improve it. In the process, they help to define what effective preaching is. This book will be helpful to both pastors and students."--BOOK JACKET.