The Company of Preachers

<DIV>This unique volume draws on the wisdom of Christian thinkers and preachers from across the ages to present a warm and informative collection of insights on the art of preaching.<br><br>Gathering the writing of figures as diverse as Augustine John Chrysostom Jonathan Edwards Gardner C. Taylor and Barbara Brown Taylor <I>The Company of Preachers</I> provides experienced advice on effective preaching direct from the pens of those who have known it best. The book is arranged in seven divisions each covering a central component of the preaching task. Editor Richard Lischer himself a distinguished preacher and teacher gives a brief introduction to each selection.<br><br>Aptly presenting a theological and historical cross-section of the church's homiletics this volume will be invaluable to preachers students preparing for ministry and others seeking models of powerful Christian speech.<br><br><br> <br><DIV>Features insights on preaching from:</DIV><br><BR /><UL><LI>Augustine<LI>Karl Barth<LI>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<LI>Walter Brueggemann <LI>Rudolf Bultmann<LI>Horace Bushnell<LI>David Buttrick<LI>John Calvin<LI>John Cassian<LI>John Chrysostom</UL> <UL><LI>Fred B. Craddock<LI>C. H. Dodd<LI>Jarena Lee<LI>Jonathan Edwards <LI>Charles Grandison Finney<LI>P. T. Forsyth<LI>Harry Emerson Fosdick<LI>Gregory the Great<LI>George Herbert<LI>Martin Luther</UL> <UL><LI>Henry H. Mitchell<LI>John Henry Newman<LI>Phoebe Palmer<LI>Paul Ricoeur <LI>Oscar Romero<LI>Friedrich Schleiermacher<LI>Charles Haddon Spurgeon<LI>Barbara Brown Taylor<LI>Gardner C. Taylor <LI>John Wesley <I>and many more</I></UL> <BR /> </DIV>