Preaching the Incarnation

Publisher Description

Preaching the Incarnation, a follow-up to the authors' Preaching the Atonement, offers a theological discussion of ten important Bible passages connected with the doctrine of incarnation, bringing historical and literary questions about the text into dialogue with Christian tradition, drawing out the implications of the passage for preaching. In each chapter a sermon on the passage in question is presented, followed by a commentary that sets the sermon in context and highlights the strategy of the preacher in the theological interpretation of the text and in the rhetoric of the sermon. Well-known preachers William Willimon, Thomas Long, Rowan Williams, and Anna Carter Florence each contribute sermons to the book, as do the authors. Critical questions are then raised about how their texts were presented for a particular congregation. To what extent were they faithful to Christian Scripture and doctrine? And was their message accessible to the hearers?