Homiletics /
Karl Barth ; translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley and Donald E. Daniels
- Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/J. Knox Press, 1991
- 136 p. ; 21 cm.
Translation of : Homiletik.
1. THE NATURE OF THE SERMON. I. Definition and criticism : 1. David Hollaz ; 2. Friedrich Schleiermacher ; 3. Alexandre Vinet ; 4. Christian Palmer ; 5. C.I. Nitzsch ; 6. Johannes Bauer ; 7. Karl Fezer ; 8. Leonhard Fendt -- II. An attempt at a new definition -- -- 2. CRITERIA OF THE SERMON. I. Revelation -- II. Church -- III. Confession -- IV. Ministry -- V. Heralding -- VI. Scripture -- VII. Originality -- VIII. Congregation -- IX. Spirituality -- X. Summary -- -- 3. ACTUAL PREPARATION OF THE SERMON. I. Preliminary remarks : 1. the situation of (young) preachers ; 2. text selection -- II. The receptive (passive) function -- III. The spontaneous (active) function : 1. the way of witness : a. theme or scope? ; b. three technical explanations ; c. three sermon sketches -- 2. Actual situation of the text : a. Explication and application ; b. The methodological way ; c. Three warnings -- 3. Writing the sermon -- 4. Unity of the sermon : a. Totality ; b. Introduction? ; c. Parts? ; d. Conclusion? -- 5. Rules for handling the text -- 6. The problem of language -- 7. Discussions of two sermons -- 8. Appendix.