Preaching Fools: The Gospel as a Rhetoric of Folly, Paperback - Charles L. Campbell

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Erasmus wrote In Praise of Folly, his masterpiece of ironic literature, in less than a week while en route to England from Italy to visit his good ...

DescriptionAs critic, Kenneth Burke's preoccupations were at the beginning purely esthetic and literary; but after Counter-Statement (1931), he beg...

In addition to a new translation of Praise of Folly, this volume also includes other works by Erasmus: Pope Julius Barred from Heaven, Epigram agai...

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Previously uncollected and unpublished short stories from psychological suspense master Rendell, establishing a distinctive style that is atmospher...

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This latest commentary in the Belief series looks at Paul's theological wrestling with the divisions facing the early church in Corinth. These divi...

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Brings to life for contemporary readers the content and meaning of Mark's Gospel.

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Reducere. Allen provides a comprehensive introduction to the art of preaching, covering both hermeneutic concerns and homiletical structure.About author(s): ...

DescriptionThe intimate presence of God in Jesus can be found in the gospels of John and can transform sermons. But this Fourth Gospel is often dif...

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Reducere. The proclamation of the gospel is the responsibility of the baptized rather than the privilege of the ordained. Preaching is not a solo endeavor. I...

This edited collection combines quantitative content and critical discourse analysis to reveal a shift in the rhetoric used as part of the neoliber...

It's at the heart of the Christian faith.It's the central fact of human history.It's the defining reality of all existence. In The Incarnation of G...

Reducere. Christian preaching need not be tedious or predictable. The very nature of the Gospel itself is enough to motivate our best efforts to present it c...

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Reducere. This wonderful book describes the creation according to Italian witch-lore. We also read about the witch-meeting or sabbath (treguenda) and it cont...

The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament (EGGNT) closes the gap between the Greek text and the available lexical and grammatical tools, prov...

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Reducere. The Minor Prophets is a collection of expositional essays on each of the twelve prophets. Dr. Feinberg's work illuminates the life, times, and majo...