The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Vol. 7
Hughes Oliphant Old's seventh and final volume in his monumental seven-volume series on the history of scriptural reading and preaching in Christian worship, covering preaching movements from the late 20th century to the present day, with particular focus on American preaching across various theological traditions and contexts. This authoritative and engagingly-written work serves as an invaluable historical and theological resource for understanding contemporary homiletical practices and trends in both mainline Protestant and evangelical churches.
The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 7: Our Own Time Hughes Oliphant Old Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010, paperback, xx + 714 pp. ISBN 978-0-8028-1771-6 Seven Monumental Volumes “A work of supererogation”—that is how Derek Thomas, no mean preacher himself, characterizes reading “all seven volumes” of Hughes Oliphant Old’s The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church (1998-2010).1 I couldn’t disagree...