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Preaching Parables to Postmoderns (Fortress Resources for Preaching) by Brian C. Stiller [Stiller, Brian C.] is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Stiller argues that Jesus' parables, through their narrative, personal, and oral dimensions and reversal of expectations, provide unique access to Christianity for those whose experience and hopes we label "postmodern." <p>Aligning contemporary scholarship with today's cultural assumptions, Stiller offers preachers a working knowledge of postmodern sensibilities, an understanding of the parable genre, an analysis of ten parables, and a sample of how one might preach them effectively.</p> <p>"However we understand the 'postmodern' era, we are not 'post' the need to pay careful attention to the parables of Jesus. In this excellent study, Brian Stiller provides us with many profound insights about how to apply these stories to the complexities of our contemporary lives. Many congregations will be blessed by preachers and teachers who draw on the wisdom offered in this book!"<br> - Richard J. Mouw, President and Professor of Christian Philosophy Fuller Theological Seminary</p> <p>"Brian Stiller welcomes Jesus' parables not as mild moralisms, but risky, brilliant glimpses of God's love and mercy in a world starved for promise. This book is a workshop for preachers, breaking open one par

Who reads Preaching Parables to Postmoderns (Fortress Resources for Preaching)?

Author

Brian C. Stiller [Stiller, Brian C.]

Publisher

Fortress Press; Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780800637132

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Christian