To Preach The Truth

But Will It Preach? The Only Good Answer To This Question Often Asked About AChristian Theology Is To Preach It, Which Is To Say, To Preach According To It, To What It Indicates, Reflectively And Critically, Valid Christian Preaching Ought To BeThis Volume Of Selected Sermons And Homilies Documents ACareerlong Attempt To Do Exactly ThatConcerned At Once To Be Faithful To The Christian Witness And To Speak Intelligibly And Credibly To Women And Men Here And Now, It Represents The Way Of Preaching, And So Directly Calling For AChristian Commitment, That Is Of APiece With The Distinctive Way Of Doing Christian Theology Set Forth And Argued For In Schubert Ogden's Other Books And ArticlesThis Is Why Each Sermon Or Homily Seeks So To Interpret Its Scriptural Text As To Bring Out Its Existential Meaning For Understanding Ourselves And Leading Our Lives As Human Beings TodayIt Is Also Why Each Of Them, In Its Way, Directly Puts The Question Of Decision Raised By Christian FaithThus, Together With Its Companion Volume, To Teach The Truth, This Book Offers AModel For Bearing Witness To The Truth As Christians Understand It''schubert Ogden Burst On The Academic And Church Scenes In The Early sHe Quickly Established Himself As AMajor Christian Theologian Whose Main Purpose Was To Identify And Share The Truth About GodIn This Book, He Continues That Task With ARemarkable Series Of Sermons Which Uncover And Share The Depths Of His Chosen Biblical Texts With Passion, Accuracy, And The Carefulness Of ADisciplined Scholar.'' james MWall, Former Editor Of The Christian Century ''if IWere Still Teaching Preaching In ASeminary Classroom, IWould Assign This Collection Of Sermons To Be Read, One At ATime, While Seated In The ChapelSuch ALocation Would Increase The Chance Of Being Addressed Rather Than Simply Addressing OthersAs AResult, The Preacher May Have The Uneasy Joy Of Experiencing The Truth Of The Gospel.'' fred BCraddock, Author Of Overhearing The Gospel ''the Author Brings Together Sermons From Over Forty Years Of Preaching In Churches, University Chapels, And Theological CommunitiesTo Witness To The Truth Is, Of Course, The Challenge For Every ChristianFor Ogden, It Joins ALifelong Devotion To Theological Research, Reflection, Teaching, And Writingall Discerning, Profound, And Justly Honored As Suchwith ACommitment To Assuring Us That God Is 'sheer Love' And That Jesus Is God's Word On This Matter Which
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