A Legacy of Preaching: Two-Volume Set–Apostles to the Present Day: The Life, Theology, and Method of History's Great Preachers – eBook

A Legacy of Preaching, Two-Volume Set–Apostles to the Present Day explores the history and development of preaching through a biographical and theological examination of its most important preachers. Instead of teaching the history of preaching from the perspective of movements and eras, each contributor tells the story of a particular preacher in history, allowing these preachers from the past to come alive and instruct us through their lives, theologies, and methods of preaching.

Each chapter introduces readers to a key figure in the history of preaching, followed by an analysis of the theological views that shaped their preaching, their methodology of sermon preparation and delivery, and an appraisal of the significant contributions they have made to the history of preaching. This diverse collection of familiar and lesser-known individuals provides a detailed and fascinating look at what it has meant to communicate the gospel over the past two thousand years. By looking at how the gospel has been communicated over time and across different cultures, pastors, scholars, and homiletics students can enrich their own understanding and practice of preaching for application today.

Volume One covers the period from the apostles to the Puritans and profiles thirty preachers including:

Origen of Alexandria by Stephen O. PresleyJohn Chrysostom by Paul A. HartogAugustine of Hippo by Edward L. SmitherGregory the Great by W. Brian SheltonBernard of Clairvaux by Elizabeth HoareFrancis of Assisi by Timothy D. HolderSaint Bonaventure by G. R. EvansMeister Eckhart by Daniel Farca?John Huss by Mark A. HowellMartin Luther by Robert KolbJohn Calvin by Anthony N. S. LaneJonathan Edwards by Gerald R. McDermottJohn Wesley by Michael Pasquarello IIIGeorge Whitefield by Bill Curtis and Timothy McKnightand many more

Volume Two covers the period from the Enlightenment to the present day and profiles thirty-one preachers including:

Catherine Booth by Roger J. GreenCharles Haddon Spurgeon by Thomas J. NettlesHenry Ward Beecher by Michael DuduitJohn Albert Broadus by Hershael W. YorkD. L. Moody by Gregg L. QuiggleBilly Sunday by Kristopher K. BarnettKarl Barth by William H. WillimonDietrich Bonhoeffer by Keith W. ClementsD. Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Carl TruemanJohn Stott by Greg R. ScharfHarry Emerson Fosdick by Dwayne MilioniAimee Semple McPherson by Aaron FriesenGardner C. Taylor by Alfonza W. Fulwood and Robert Smith Jr.Billy Graham by John N. AkersMartin Luther King Jr. by Alfonza W. Fulwood, Dennis R. McDonald, and Anil Sook DeoJ. I. Packer by Leland Ryken and Benjamin Hernándezand many more