The End Of Words
Subtitle: The Language Of Reconciliation In A Culture Of Violence (The Lyman Beecher Lectures in Preaching)
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: August 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9780802829320
Subjects: Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Religion; Religion - Worship - Preaching; Christian Ministry - Preaching; Reconciliation; Christianity; Preaching; Religious aspects
First sentence: In 1919 William Butler Yeats composed both the preface and the postscript to the twentieth century.
Description: "After the horrors and violence of the twentieth century, words can seem futile. In this reflection on the place of preaching today, Richard Lischer recognizes that our mass-communication culture is exhausted by words. Facing up to language's disappointments and dead ends, he opens a path to its true end." "With chapters on vocation, interpretation, narration, and reconciliation, The End of Words shows how faithful reading of Scripture rather than flashy performance paves the way for effective preaching. Lischer challenges conventional storytelling with a deeper and more biblical view of narrative preaching. The ultimate purpose of preaching, he argues, is to speak God's peace, the message of reconciliation." "While Lischer's End of Words will surely be invaluable to pastors and preachers, his honest, readable style will appeal to anyone concerned with speaking Christianly."--BOOK JACKET.