{"product_id":"orthodox-preaching-as-the-oral-icon-of-christ-hardcover","title":"Orthodox Preaching as the Oral Icon of Christ - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Kenneth Hamrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a relativistic postmodern age that is skeptical of propositional truth claims but that is \"wired\" for images and stories, the iconic nature of \u003cstrong\u003eOrthodox\u003c\/strong\u003e preaching offers a compelling answer for effectively communicating the Gospel of \u003cstrong\u003eJesus Christ\u003c\/strong\u003e. Though preaching styles have varied widely across history and cultures, it is \u003cstrong\u003eOrthodox preaching\u003c\/strong\u003e, by virtue of its faithfulness to the sacred apostolic and patristic traditions, its integral connection to the sacramental and liturgical life of the Church, and its functioning in tandem with Orthodox spirituality which conveys itself as iconic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrthodox Preaching as the Oral Icon of Christ \u003c\/strong\u003eaddresses the current crisis of preaching in our age and approaches the homiletical discipline from an iconological perspective, revealing how Orthodox preaching sacramentally mediates the presence of the \u003cstrong\u003eRisen Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e amid the assembly through artful and imaginative word images whereby lives are personally touched and transformed. Just as Orthodox icons are understood to be \"windows into heaven,\" so effective Orthodox preaching may be understood to transport the listener into the realm of the Holy where lives may be interpreted and transfigured in the light of the Gospel and indeed in the very presence of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717950247008,"sku":"9789492224026","price":51.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/zuKtBOj6fk9789492224026.webp?v=1776808522","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/orthodox-preaching-as-the-oral-icon-of-christ-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}