Preaching from Memory to Hope

by Thomas G. Long

Book Overview

In this compelling and hard-hitting book, respected preacher and teacher Thomas Long identifies and responds to what he sees as the most substantive theological forces and challenges facing preaching today. The issues, he says, are fourfold: the decline in the quality of narrative preaching and the need for its reinvigoration; the tendency of preachers to ignore God's action and presence in our midst; the return of the church's old nemesis, gnosticism--albeit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664234224
• ISBN13: 9780664234225
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"