Hear the Word

Listening to the Eternal Word in the Contemporary World

von James A. Prette

236 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Communicating the eternal truth of the Gospel in the continually changing context and language of contemporary culture can be a challenging task. In HEAR the WORD, author Dr. James A. Prette explores authentic Christian preaching in the postmodern culture.In this examination, Prette discusses the three essential elements of persuasive communication-pathos, ethos, and logos-and their parallels in Christian spiritual transformation-content, context, and conveyor. He offers a theological reflectionexploring and defining a biblical paradigm for spiritual formation through the exposition of the biblical logos that crosses cultural and generational boundaries. He also delves into the cultural shift that has taken place in the ethos of western culture, from a modernist worldview to a postmodern one, and its impact on Christian life and ministry.HEAR the WORD offers nine importantthemes that can guide spiritual leaders in listening to and proclaiming the authentic word of God in this new postmodern paradigm.

• Reihe: iUniverse
• ISBN: 9781462013760
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2011
• Größe: 222 x 145 mm
• Verlag: Palibrio