The Overshadowed Preacher: Mary, the Spirit, and the Labor of Proclamation

by Jerusha Matsen Neal

Book Overview

The Overshadowed Preacher breaks open one of the most important, unexamined affirmations of preaching: the presence of the living Christ in the sermon.

Jerusha Matsen Neal argues that Mary's conceiving, bearing, and naming of Jesus in Luke's nativity account is a potent description of this mystery. Mary's example calls preachers to leave behind the false shadows haunting Christian pulpits and be "overshadowed" by the Spirit of God...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802876536
• ISBN13: 9780802876539
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"