Speaking Conflict: Stories of a Controversial Jesus Contributor(s): Buttrick, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 066423089X ISBN-13: 9780664230890 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Preaching - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Sermons - Christian |
Dewey: 226.306 |
LCCN: 2007003346 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.59" W x 8.94" (0.87 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Conflict stories appear throughout the Synoptic Gospels, and although they are familiar and dramatic, the stories are particularly challenging for pastors to interpret and teach. In this book, David Buttrick delves into each conflict story, analyzing the particular controversy at hand and highlighting problems that these passages pose for preachers--including anti-Jewish attitudes in the text. As he moves through each story, he helps readers correct long-standing biases, shows how many of these controversies are still with us, and provides sample sermons to demonstrate how these stories might be preached more effectively. |
Contributor Bio(s): Buttrick, David: - David Buttrick is Drucilla Moore Buffington Professor Emeritusof Homiletics and Liturgics at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author of many books, including Preaching the New and the Now and Speaking Jesus, both published by WJK. |