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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

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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

 

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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.


Audio Resources

Akin, Dan. "A Biblical Model for Preaching the Word of God"

Block, Dan. "Proclaiming the Grace and Glory of God from the O.T."

Carson, Don. "Preaching Through Bible Books"

Carson, Don. "The Primacy of Expository Preaching, Part 1 "

Carson, Don. "The Primacy of Expository Preaching, Part 2"

Carson, Don. "The Primacy of Expository Preaching, Part 3"

Duncan, Ligon. "Principles of Preparation and Normal Practices for Preaching at First Presbyterian Church"

Howell, Mark. "Expository Preaching and Purpose"

LaRue, Cleophus. "The Heart of Black Preaching"

Mohler, R. Albert. "The Preacher as the Servant of the Word"

_______. "Preaching the Ancient Faith to a Postmodern Age"

_______. "Reading, Preaching, and Hearing the Word of God: The Westminster Confession and the Centrality of Scripture"

Olford, Stephen. "What is the Priority of Worship"

_______. "Engaging Exposition"

_______. "Mandate for Ministry"

_______. "What Expository Preaching Does"

_______. "Sermon Preparation Checklist"

_______. "The Most Important Part of the Sermon"

_______. "Sermon Delivery Checklist"

Piper, John "Why Does Preaching Have Such a Prominent Place in Worship"

Smith, Robert, Jr. "The Preacher as Exegetical Escort"

Stedman, Ray. "The Glory of Preaching"

_______. "Preparation of Expository Sermons"

_______. "The Accountability of the Preacher"

Vines, Jerry. "The Preacher and Exposition"

_______. "The Preacher and Composition"

_______. "The Preacher and Proclamation"




Evangelical Homiletics Society

Full text papers presented at annual meetings of the society by evangelical professors of homiletics and leading practitioners.

Link: http://www.ehomiletics.com

Expository Preaching

Three part audio tutorial by Ray Stedman, late pastor of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, CA

Link: http://www.raystedman.org/thematic-studies/leadership

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. .

Link: http://www.worship.ca/sec4.html




Specific Cultural Settings

Global Christian Theology

An annotated bibliography with emphasis on non-white theologians compiled by Bethel faculty Peter Vogt, Herb Klem and Bob Rakestraw.

Link: http://www.bethel.edu/~pvogt/GlobalTheology.htm

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.

Link: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/other.html



Pop Culture

Christian Spotlight on Entertainment

ChristianAnswers.Net provides reviews of cinema

Link: http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/home.html

Hollywood Jesus

Provides thumbnail sketches of cinema/video, reviews, biblical "connections," spiritual "connections," etc.

Link: http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/

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.

Link: http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/

Movie Theme Index

Annotated concordance of movies based on theme.

Link: http://www.textweek.com/movies/themeindex.htm

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.

Link: http://culturalpolitics.net/popular_culture/

PopMatters

PopMatters is an international e-zine of cultural criticism edited by Sarah Zupko of the Cultural Studies Center.

Link: http://www.popmatters.com/

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.

Link: http://www.utne.com/daily.aspx

Web Generation

Provides synopsis of American pop culture by decade from the 40's to present.

Link: http://www.wgeneration.com/

Wired News

News site and magazine, covering technology, culture, business and politics.

Link: http://www.wired.com//

 

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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

Link: http://www.worshipleader.com/

Dave Marsh

Free scripts of "slice of life" dramas by former Willow Creek scriptwriter.

Link: http://www.dave-marsh.com/

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.

Link: http://www.dramashare.org/

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.

Link: http://www.textweek.com/art/art.htm

Eikon

Yale Divinity School image database for biblical studies.

Link: http://divdl.library.yale.edu/dl/Default.aspx

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.

Link: http://www.holylandphotos.org/

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.

Link: http://www.bibleplaces.com/index.htm

Spring Hill College Art Directory

An extensive index of links to religious art, documents, clip art and iconography.

Link: http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/art.htm

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..

Link: http://www.ancientsandals.com/