If you do not live, think, and suffer with the men of your time, as one of them, in vain will you pretend, when the moment comes to speak to them, to adapt your language to their ear. —Henri de Lubac
Bock, Philip K. The Formal Content of Ethnography. International Museum of Cultures Publication, 20. Dallas: International Museum of Cultures,1986. Canfield, Robert L.. "On cultural relativism, ethics, and the concept of culture." Notes on Anthropology and Intercultural Community Work 28 (1997): 3-8. Estes, Daniel. "Audience Analysis and Validity in Application." BibSac 150 (1993): 219-229. Fetterman, David M. Ethnography : Step by Step. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 1998. Grimes, Joseph E. "Ethnographic questions for Christian missionaries." Practical Anthropology 6 (1959): 275-76. _____. "Ethnographic questions for field workers." Notes on Anthropology and Intercultural Community Work 27 (1997): 17-19. Stout, Daniel A., Judith M. Buddenbaum, eds. Religion and Popular Culture : Studies on the Interaction of Worldviews. Ames: Univ. of Iowa, 2001. |
Pop Cultures: Theorists and Critics
Annual E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference | Sponsored by E.K. Bailey Ministries (Bailey is Sr. Pastor of Concord Missionary Baptist Church of Dallas) The conference is designed to help pastors learn about cross-cultural preaching, preaching to the unchurched, preaching for transition and much more. Link: http://www.ekbpc.com |
Southwestern Expository Preaching Workshop | Sponsored by the Center for Expository Preaching of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary the annual two-day workshop focuses on various aspects of the ministry of expository preaching
Link: https://swbts.edu/academics/centers/center-expository-preaching/ |
Advanced Expository Preaching Workshop | Sponsored by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary the annual one-day spring term workshop focuses on various aspects of preaching Links: https://swbts.edu/academics/centers/center-expository-preaching/ 2016 Advanced Expository Preaching Worshop: Preaching the Book of Ruth |
Anderson, Kenton. Choosing to Preach. Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 2006. Archer, Jeffrey. Preaching with Variety: How to Recreate the Dynamics of Biblical Genres.Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007. Arthurs, Jeffrey. Devote Yourself to the Public Reading of Scripture: The Transforming Power of the Well-Spoken Word. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2012. Gibson, Scott. Preaching the Old Testament.. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. _______. Preaching to a Shifting Culture: 12 Perspectives on Communicating that Connects.. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007. Henderson, David W. Culture-Shift: Communicating God's Truth to Our Changing World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Johnston, Graham and Haddon Robinson. Preaching to a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. Kaiser, Walter C. The Majesty of God in the Old Testament: A Guide for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007. _______. Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. Keller, Timothy. Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism., Viking, 2015. MacArthur, John Jr. Rediscovering Expository Preaching, Word Publishing, 1992. Mathewson, Steven, Haddon W. Robinson.The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. Mitchell, Henry. Black Preaching- The Recovery of a Powerful Art, Abingdon, 1990. Morris, Rodney, Ed. Mastering Contemporary Preaching, Downers Grove:IVP, 1989. Piper, John. The Supremacy of God in Preaching. rev. ed. Downers Grove:IVP, 2015. Robinson, Haddon W. . Biblical Preaching: the Development and Delivery of Expository Messages, 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. Robinson, Haddon W., Torrey W. Robinson. It's All in How You Tell It: Preaching First-Person Expository Messages. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. Stanley, Andy & Ronald Jones. Communicating For a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication. Portland: Multnomah, 2006. van Gelder, Craig, ed. Confident Witness--Changing World: Rediscovering the Gospel in North America. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. Willhite, Keith & Scott Gibson. The Big Idea of Biblical Preaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. Wright, Christopher. How to Preach the Old Testament for All Its Worth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016. |
Evangelical Homiletics Society |
Full text papers presented at annual meetings of the society by evangelical professors of homiletics and leading practitioners. |
Expository Preaching |
Three part audio tutorial by Ray Stedman, late pastor of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, CA |
Homiletics Articles at Religion-Online |
Numerous full text articles about preaching. These are mixed in with many articles relating to worship and liturgy. Link: http://www.religion-online.org/cgi-bin/relsearchd.dll/listcatitems?cat_id=14 |
"Expository Preaching in a Postmodern World," |
Two-part interview of John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA Part 1: https://www.gty.org/resources/articles/A152/expository-preaching-in-a-postmodern-world-part-1 Part 2: https://www.gty.org/resources/articles/A153/Expository-Preaching-in-a-Postmodern-World-Part-2/ |
Worship and Liturgy Links |
"Lift Up Your Hearts," by Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Includes preaching resources along with much more. . |
Global Christian Theology |
An annotated bibliography with emphasis on non-white theologians compiled by Bethel faculty Peter Vogt, Herb Klem and Bob Rakestraw. |
Global Perspectives on Biblical Studies |
An annotated bibliography on biblical studies from African, Asian, Black-American, and Hispanic perspectives compiled by Bethel student Mac Threinen and professor Peter Vogt. Link: http://www.bethel.edu/~pvogt/handouts/PP/GlobalPerspective.pdf |
Library of Congress: American Folklore Center -- Ethnographic Resources related to Folklore, Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, and the Humanities |
This site collects ethnographic resources from various organizations. |
Christian Spotlight on Entertainment |
ChristianAnswers.Net provides reviews of cinema |
Hollywood Jesus |
Provides thumbnail sketches of cinema/video, reviews, biblical "connections," spiritual "connections," etc. |
Internet Movie Database |
A huge site providing information on cinema, video/dvd's Link: http://www.imdb.com |
Mindset List |
The Beloit College Mindset List is the creation of Keefer Professor of the Humanities Tom McBride and Public Affairs Director Ron Nief. It looks at the cultural touchstones that have shaped the lives of today’s first-year college students. |
Movie Theme Index |
Annotated concordance of movies based on theme. |
Popular Culture: Resources for Critical Analysis |
Washington State Univ. American Studies website provides resources for the critical analysis of popular culture in the United States, including the impact of that culture beyond national borders. |
PopMatters |
PopMatters is an international e-zine of cultural criticism edited by Sarah Zupko of the Cultural Studies Center. |
Uncompressed |
Webzine on contemporary culture published by Calvin College through 2008. Link: http://www.calvin.edu/admin/sao/projects/cultural-discerners/ |
Utne Reader |
Online version of magazine on contemporary culture. |
Web Generation |
Provides synopsis of American pop culture by decade from the 40's to present. |
Wired News |
News site and magazine, covering technology, culture, business and politics. Link: http://www.wired.com// |
Annesley, James. Blank Fictions: Consumerism, Culture and the Contemporary American Novel. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1998. Beaudoin, Tom. Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X . San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass, 1998. Cultural Encounters: A Journal for the Theology of Culture . Portland, OR: Institute for the Theology of Culture, 2004--. (Table of contents & Article Abstracts) Donohue, William A. The New Freedom: Individualism and Collectivism in the Social Lives of Americans. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1990. Fukuyama, Francis. Trust: The Social Virtues and The Creation of Prosperity. New York, NY: The Free Press, 1995. _____. The Great Disruption: Human Nature and the Reconstruction of Social Order. New York, NY: The Free Press, 1999. Gay, Craig. The Way of the (modern) World Or, Why It's Tempting to Live As if God Doesn't Exist. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998. Hibbs, Thomas S. Shows About Nothing: Nihilism in Popular Culture From the Exorcist to Seinfeld. Dallas, TX: Spence Publishing, 1999. Himmelfarb, Gertrude. One Nation, Two Cultures . New York, NY: Knopf, 1999. McCallum, Dennis, Ed. The Death of Truth . Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 1996. Oden, Thomas. After Modernity...What? Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992. Romanowski, William D. Pop Culture Wars: The Religion and the Role of Entertainment in American Life. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1996. Wells, David F. Losing Our Virtue . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998. Zoba, Wendy Murray. Generation 2K. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1999. |
Worship Leader | Worship Leader Magazine site |
Dave Marsh |
Free scripts of "slice of life" dramas by former Willow Creek scriptwriter. |
Christian Scripts by Bob Snook |
Free scripts indexed by OT, NT, season, miscellaneous topics. Link: http://www.bobsnook.org/ |
Christian Drama Theatre Resources |
Large selection of scripts available. Membership fee. |
The Text This Week |
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary and exegetical aids for preaching, includes other resources (artwork, recommended movies, etc.) as well. Multiple search options. Link: http://www.textweek.com/ |
Art Index |
Artwork on biblical themes. |
Eikon |
Yale Divinity School image database for biblical studies. |
Holy Land Photos |
Outstanding and growing collection of over 1,000 photographs of more than 130 biblical sites in Greece, Israel, and Turkey as well as photos related to daily life. Photos are well annotated. By Carl Rasmussen, Bethel College. |
Pictorial Library of Bible Lands |
A great collection of annotated photos (both ground & aerial) of sites in Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey available also on CD. |
Spring Hill College Art Directory |
An extensive index of links to religious art, documents, clip art and iconography. |
Walking in Their Sandals |
Extensive collection of photos with extensive annotation on location & setting, historical & biblical significance, select bibliography, and concordance of Scripture references by Terry Hulbert, Columbia International University. CD & video also available, including "guided tours" of key events in biblical history by Bryan Beyer.. |