{"id":5731,"date":"2017-08-01T19:02:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T00:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/?p=5731"},"modified":"2017-08-01T19:06:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T00:06:55","slug":"how-big-is-your-preaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2017\/08\/how-big-is-your-preaching.html","title":{"rendered":"How Big Is Your Preaching?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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In a new article published in the rhetoric journal Res Rhetorica<\/a>,\u00a0Steven Tramel Gaines<\/a>, a PhD student in the Department of Communication<\/a> at the University of Memphis, argues that \u201crecent disagreement among scholars of preaching has suffered confusion due to definitions of the subject that do not sufficiently consider the diversity of that interdisciplinary field of study. Titled \u201cRedefining Preaching: A Beginning,\u201d<\/a> Gaines suggests that \u201cinstead of assuming singular definitions, a more enriching approach is to consider multiple ways in which preaching has existed and currently exists in various manifestations of religious experience. In the article, \u201cafter illustrating scholarly disagreement by exploring two contrary views,\u201d Gaines \u201cprovides a summary of historical perspectives that leads to suggestions for investigating what preaching is and does.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the article, he maintains that:<\/p>\n

Students of preaching should investigate, analyze, and write more broadly and diversely than we traditionally have. We need to widen our scope by expanding our definitions of preaching, by exploring rhetorical practices by women and members of cultural minorities, by engaging with non-Christian religions\u2019 understandings and practices of preaching, and by privileging close reading over theological and philosophical reflection. When we think beyond our own religious traditions and move from prescriptive theologies and philosophies to descriptive analyses of diverse homiletical artifacts, we can transform our understandings of preaching, learn from previously ignored perspectives and experiences, connect with our globalized (and globalizing) cultures, and avoid anachronistic reasoning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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