The End Of Words

Description

"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."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

In 1919 William Butler Yeats composed both the preface and the postscript to the twentieth century.

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Other Editions

• The End Of Words: The Language Of Reconciliation In A Culture Of Violence (The Lyman Beecher Lectures in Preaching)HardcoverWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company2005-08-15
• End of WordsEerdmans Publishing Company, William B.2008-01-01
• The End of WordsPaperbackWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company2008-01-03