Homiletic Moves and Structures

by David G. Buttrick

Buttrick presents a complete homiletic that focuses on how sermons form in consciousness and how the language of preaching functions in the communal consciousness of a congregation. His "phenomenological" approach marks a sharp departure from older homiletics.

Genres: Nonfiction

512 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1987

Reviews

[Радостин Марчев · Rating 4 out of 5]

Една от най-забележителните и нестандартни книги по омилетика, които съм чел. Обемът й е голям (450 стр.) и се чете трудно, а съдържанието й е смесено. На някои места ме отегчава, а други са истински открития - особено в първата част. Написана е нестандартно и авторът никога не се колебае да каже, че не е съгласен с доминиращите мнения и да изкаже различно (и го прави често).
Със сигурност това не е книга за всеки, но ако човек си даде труд да я прочете внимателно времето му няма да е изгубено.

[Heath · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars might not be fair since I disagree fundamentally with so much of Buttrick's thought. His idea of, and focus on, movement as a key element of a sermon is great. It makes the book extremely helpful despite ideas I might strongly disagree with.

[Michael Nielsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only reading the first section on Moves, Buttrick provides some great homiletic advise for preacher with the use of illustrations, metaphors, and images.

[Jose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book!
David Buttrick has been described as a "Homiletics Nazi,"
after reading this book I can say that he has every right to be one.
Buttrick goes into the many details of preaching and homiletics that are typically taken for granted:
from word choice, to attitudes, to the human essentialness of communication, to the principles of life and the universe (+ grain of salt).
This book is certainly deep and philosophically satisfying,
if you are looking to grow preaching ability with meaningful depth.
Read this book!

[Aaron Carlberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

The standard book on Homeltics

[Michael K Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book about building sermons, but it is also one of the most effective books on public speaking out there.

[Dennis Podryadchikov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent textbook on preaching.

[Csilla Lukács-Lörincz · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a long and good read.