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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Eric C. Miller and Jonathan J. Edwards - Contributions by Jonathan J. Edwards; Cory Geraths; Theon E. Hill; Lauren Lemley; Eric C. Miller; Kelsey W. Minnick; Robert Stephen Reid; Meridith I. Styer; Mark Ward Sr.; Luke Winslow and Danny Young Klappentext In this book, ten scholars examine notable sermons from the fifty-year span between 1965 and 2015. Contributors demonstrate how this turbulent time period witnessed a variety of important shifts in the arguments, evidences, and rhetorical strategies employed by contemporary preachers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - The Protestant Sermon in AmericaEric C. Miller, Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaChapter 1 - The Constitutive Sermon: Cotton, Winthrop, and the Long Puritan LegacyLauren Lemley, Abilene Christian UniversityChapter 2 - The Opportunistic Sermon: Theology, Praxis, and Jerry FalwellMeridith I. Styer, University of MarylandChapter 3 - The Apology Sermon: Jimmy Swaggart's Mea Culpa Mark Ward Sr., University of Houston-VictoriaChapter 4 - The Self-Help Sermon: Prosperity Preaching in Pulpit and PrintLuke Winslow and Daniel Young, San Diego State UniversityChapter 5 - The Political Sermon: Jeremiah Wright's Partisan ParadoxJonathan J. Edwards, University of South CarolinaChapter 6 - The Leave Taking Sermon: Mark Driscoll and the Challenge of AuthenticityRobert Stephen Reid, University of DubuqueChapter 7 - The Confessional Sermon: Nadia Bolz-Weber's Full DisclosureKelsey W. Minnick, University of DenverChapter 8 - The Coming Out Sermon: Brandan Robertson at the National Cathedral Cory Geraths, Wabash CollegeChapter 9 - The Prophetic Sermon: Otis Moss III Gets the Blues Theon E. Hill, Wheaton College