The End of Words: The Language of Reconciliation in a Culture of Violence (The Lyman Beecher Lectures in Preaching) - Softcover

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Richard Lischer is the James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor of Preaching at Duke Divinity School. He is the author of several books on preaching and ministry, including The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America; Concise Encyclopedia of Preaching, and the forthcoming anthology, The Company of Preachers. His most recent book is a memoir of his first ministry, Open Secrets: A Spiritual Journey Through a Country Church (Doubleday 2001). Other books include: Marx and Teilhard: Two Ways to the New Humanity, Speaking of Jesus: Finding the Words for Witness and Theories of Preaching: Selected Readings in the Homiletical Tradition

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After the horrors and violence of the twentieth century, words can seem futile. In this reflection on the place of preaching today, Richard Lischer recognizes that our mass-communication culture is exhausted by words. Facing up to language's disappointments and dead ends, he opens a path to its true end.

With chapters on vocation, interpretation, narration, and reconciliation, "The End of Words" shows how faithful reading of Scripture rather than flashy performance paves the way for effective preaching; Lischer challenges conventional storytelling with a deeper and more biblical view of narrative preaching. The ultimate purpose of preaching, he argues, is to speak God's peace, the message of reconciliation.

While Lischer's "End of Words" will surely be invaluable to pastors and preachers, his honest, readable style will appeal to anyone concerned with speaking Christianly.