By David P. Gushee - A Bolder Pulpit: Reclaiming the Moral Dimension of Preaching (1998-09-16) [Paperback]

by David P. Gushee

For preachers who want their sermons to have a greater impact on moral behavior this book provides an ethical framework to help readers arrive at moral conclusions and apply those conclusions in their preaching.

Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Rev. Prof. Dr. David P. Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University, Chair of Christian Social Ethics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Senior Research Fellow, International Baptist Theological Study Centre. He is also the elected past-president of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Christian Ethics. Dr. Gushee is the author, co-author, or editor of 28 books, including the bestsellers Kingdom Ethics and Changing Our Mind. His other most notable works are After Evangelicalism, Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust, Introducing Christian Ethics, and The Sacredness of Human Life. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading Christian moral thinkers. Gushee and his wife, Jeanie, live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Reviews

[Andreas Beccai · Rating 3 out of 5]

The stated purpose of Gushee and Long’s book is to “assist ministers in the preparation of sermons that relate to the Christian moral life.(xii) ” This book assumes a level of preaching experience and familiarity with the rudiments of the homiletical process. Gushee and Long make the point that gospel deals with the totality of human life when rightly applied. Furthermore being a Christian means making choices which form moral character, and our character then informs the morality of our actions, visions and daily existence.
I thought at times that the book skirted with information that was tangential to their stated purpose, and unnecessary repetition of other preaching books. Overall Gushee and Long produced a book that was worthwhile reading.