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The Homiletic Of All Believers: A Conversational Approach To Proclamation And Preaching
O. Wesley Allen Jr.

Westminster John Knox Press, 2005

Preaching, says professor and author O. Wesley Allen Jr., should be considered as a form of conversation. The church, after all, is a community of conversation that exists in part to interpret God's purposes for the world and to participate in those purposes. The idea of the sermon as a conversation, then, is not simply a style or form of preaching but an integral expression of the nature and purpose of the church. Allen proposes that the ...

Reading the Synoptic Gospels: Basic Methods for Interpreting Matthew, Mark, and Luke
O. Wesley, Jr. Allen

Chalice Press, 2000

A process for studying the gospels through biblical exegesis, understanding the meaning of the texts, and interpreting the message.

Storyteller's Scrapbook (1977 Green Hardcover Printing)
LeGrand Richards, Robert Louis Stevenson, ...

Bookcraft Inc., 1977

Between Experience and Interpretation: Engaging the Writings of the New Testament

Abingdon Press, 2008

Argues that religious experience provides the best means of allowing New Testament texts to speak to the needs of the contemporary church.

Preaching & Reading the Lectionary: A Three-Dimensional Approach to the Liturgical Year

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O. Wesley Allen Jr.

Chalice Press, 2007

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The author offers a helpful book that provides preachers with strategies to preach the lectionary season by season so that sermons build upon each other week to week. He defines the concept of cumulative preaching and explores the relationship between the different lessons for each Sunday, for each season, and for each year. A useful resource for both preaching and worship planning, this book ...

Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1974: Revised and Enlarged (Large Print Third ...
Tracy Y. Cannon, M. Lowrie Hofford, ...

Deseret Book Company, 1974

Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1974: Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover Spiral Bound. Dark Navy Blue Color. 1974 Third Edition. 10-7/8" x 7-3/4" x 1-1/4". Weight = 3 lbs. ISBN 0741948737. Special Limited Edition.

Preaching Resurrection (Preaching Classic Texts)
O. Wesley, Jr. Allen

Chalice Press, 2000

Many preachers, Allen maintains, miss the deep meaning and significance of the story when preaching resurrection, approaching it as historical instead of experiential. In this book, he examines the resurrection stories in the four gospels and Paul's letters, discusses their unique perspectives on resurrection, offers advice on how to preach each of them, and includes five illustrative sermons.

The Death of Herod: The Narrative and Theological Function of Retribution in Luke-Acts
O. Wesley, Jr. Allen

Society of Biblical Literature, 1997

Good News from Tinyville: Stories of Hope and Heart
O. Wesley, Jr. Allen

Chalice Press, 1999

New Proclamation: Year A, 2008, Easter to Christ the King (New Proclamation)

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O. Wesley, Jr. Allen, Holly Hearon, ...

Fortress Press, 2007

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helpful resource for a minister, especially on those weeks when he is scratching his head wondering what next week should be about.

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