Expressing Theology: A Guide to Writing Theology that Readers Want to Read

by Jonathan Roach, Theodore Whapham (Foreword), Gricel Dominguez (Contributor)

Have you ever picked up a volume of theology, read the first page, and decided you would rather scrub the bathroom floor than read another page? Theology does not need to be abstract, dull, boring, tedious, dense, inconsequential, trivial, remote, immaterial, or unimportant. Theology should not leave readers feeling bewildered and lost. Expressing Theology challenges writers of theology to craft engaging, compelling, and beautiful prose that grabs readers' attention and makes reading a pleasure. Expressing Theology provides writers of theology--academics, aspiring, and published--with perspectives and writing techniques to write theology that readers want to read.

Genres: Nonfiction, Theology

182 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2015

Reviews

[Carisa Ash]

The authors provide great writing tips. My only critique comes in their approach to the theological tasks. I find it helpful to distinguish how we write first tier theological issues from third tier theological issues. Sometimes we must explicitly state central doctrinal statements. Instead of walking beside the reader, we need to tell them a particular truth. Otherwise, I highly recommend this book.

[Haije Bergstra]

Great book to reflect on writing theological prose. I missed the attention for doctrinal texts. These texts don't read like a novel.