Publisher's Synopsis
A Legacy of Preaching, Volume Two--Enlightenment to the Present Day explores the history and development of preaching through a biographical and theological examination of its most important preachers. Instead of teaching the history of preaching from the perspective of movements and eras, each contributor tells the story of a particular preacher in history, allowing these preachers from the past to come alive and instruct us through their lives, theologies, and methods of preaching.Each chapter introduces readers to a key figure in the history of preaching, followed by an analysis of the theological views that shaped their preaching, their methodology of sermon preparation and delivery, and an appraisal of the significant contributions they have made to the history of preaching. This diverse collection of familiar and lesser-known individuals provides a detailed and fascinating look at what it has meant to communicate the gospel over the past two thousand years. By looking at how the gospel has been communicated over time and across different cultures, pastors, scholars, and homiletics students can enrich their own understanding and practice of preaching for application today.Volume Two covers the period from the Enlightenment to the present day and profiles thirty-one preachers including:Charles Simeon by Darrell YoungRobert Murray M'Cheyne by Jordan Mark StoneAlexander Maclaren by R. Scott PaceCatherine Booth by Roger J. GreenCharles Haddon Spurgeon by Thomas J. NettlesRodney "Gipsy" Smith by Bill CurtisGeorge Liele by Terriel ByrdCharles Finney by Robert W. Caldwell IIIJohn Jasper by Alfonza W. Fulwood and Robert Smith Jr.Henry Ward Beecher by Michael DuduitJohn Albert Broadus by Hershael W. YorkPhillips Brooks by Charles W. FullerD. L. Moody by Gregg L. QuiggleB. H. Carroll by Robert Matz and Jerry SuttonBilly Sunday by Kristopher K. BarnettKarl Barth by William H. WillimonDietrich Bonhoeffer by Keith W. ClementsD. Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Carl TruemanJohn Stott by Greg R. ScharfHarry Emerson Fosdick by Dwayne MilioniR. G. Lee by Charles A. FowlerAimee Semple McPherson by Aaron FriesenW. A. Criswell by David L. AllenGardner C. Taylor by Alfonza W. Fulwood and Robert Smith Jr.Billy Graham by John N. AkersMartin Luther King Jr. by Alfonza W. Fulwood, Dennis R. McDonald, and Anil Sook DeoAdrian Rogers by Daniel L. Akin and Bill CurtisE. V. Hill by Dante D. Wright IJerry Falwell by Edward E. HindsonJ. I. Packer by Leland Ryken and Benjamin HernándezVolume One, available separately, covers the period from the apostles to the Puritans and profiles thirty preachers including Paul, Origen of Alexandria, Augustine of Hippo, Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther, Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, George Whitefield, and more.
