The Theologian as Preacher: Further Sermons from Colin Gunton
A sequel to Gunton's bestselling book of Sermons, Theology through Preaching, this book consists of twenty sermons from the later years of Colin's life. The sermons demonstrate how Colin Gunton communicated his theology to a parish audience and how academic theology can inform preaching practice.

The book is introduced by an account of Gunton's life within Brentwood URC church, where he served as associate minister for over twenty-five years. This account offers a more rounded piciture of the man to those of his readers who knew only the academic side of his work. Two interpretative essays explore how Gunton understood the life of the church and the ministry of preaching, the place of an academic theologian within that, and how the work of preaching affected the development of Gunton's theology. Gunton placed significant value on the preaching ministry, of the connection he saw between that ministry and the work of theology, and of his own conviction that preaching was a necessary task. This book explores through essay and example how these intellectual convictions were worked out in his own life.
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The Theologian as Preacher: Further Sermons from Colin Gunton
A sequel to Gunton's bestselling book of Sermons, Theology through Preaching, this book consists of twenty sermons from the later years of Colin's life. The sermons demonstrate how Colin Gunton communicated his theology to a parish audience and how academic theology can inform preaching practice.

The book is introduced by an account of Gunton's life within Brentwood URC church, where he served as associate minister for over twenty-five years. This account offers a more rounded piciture of the man to those of his readers who knew only the academic side of his work. Two interpretative essays explore how Gunton understood the life of the church and the ministry of preaching, the place of an academic theologian within that, and how the work of preaching affected the development of Gunton's theology. Gunton placed significant value on the preaching ministry, of the connection he saw between that ministry and the work of theology, and of his own conviction that preaching was a necessary task. This book explores through essay and example how these intellectual convictions were worked out in his own life.
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The Theologian as Preacher: Further Sermons from Colin Gunton

The Theologian as Preacher: Further Sermons from Colin Gunton

The Theologian as Preacher: Further Sermons from Colin Gunton

The Theologian as Preacher: Further Sermons from Colin Gunton

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A sequel to Gunton's bestselling book of Sermons, Theology through Preaching, this book consists of twenty sermons from the later years of Colin's life. The sermons demonstrate how Colin Gunton communicated his theology to a parish audience and how academic theology can inform preaching practice.

The book is introduced by an account of Gunton's life within Brentwood URC church, where he served as associate minister for over twenty-five years. This account offers a more rounded piciture of the man to those of his readers who knew only the academic side of his work. Two interpretative essays explore how Gunton understood the life of the church and the ministry of preaching, the place of an academic theologian within that, and how the work of preaching affected the development of Gunton's theology. Gunton placed significant value on the preaching ministry, of the connection he saw between that ministry and the work of theology, and of his own conviction that preaching was a necessary task. This book explores through essay and example how these intellectual convictions were worked out in his own life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780567031211
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 05/13/2007
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Colin E. Gunton was Professor of Christian Doctrine, King's College, London, UK, and a Minister of the United Reformed Church. Rev. Dr. John E.Colwell is Tutor in Systematic and Historical Theology at Spurgeon's College, London, UK. Sarah Gunton is the daughter of Colin Gunton. Stephen Holmes is Lecturer in Theology at The University of St Andrews, UK. He has published extensively in the field of Christian theology and has previously collaborated with Colin Gunton in The Practice of Theology, SCM Press, 2001.

Table of Contents

Preface (Sarah Gunton)
Introduction:The Theologian as Preacher:, The Preacher as Theologian (Stephen Holmes)
Foreword (Members of Brentwood URC) 

The Creed (1) Creation

The Creed (2) Belief and the role of the Church

The Creed (3) God's covenant

The Creed (4) Normality and the Image of God

Prophets and Apostles

The Worldly Christ

Materialism

Heaven and the Saints

Christianity and Islam

The Problem of Evil

The Spirit

The Nature of God

Secular and Divine Power

Jesus and Adam

Prophecy

Death and the Resurrection

Death and Modernity

Death and Readiness

Life and the Spirit

The Trinity and Worship

The Meaning of Love

The Resurrection and the Ascension

Ascension and the perfect sacrifice

Remission of Sin

Judgement

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