{"product_id":"reading-for-preaching-the-preacher-in-conversation-with-storytellers-biographers-poets-and-journalists-paperback","title":"Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation with Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists - Paperback","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\u003eCornelius Plantinga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReading for Preaching\u003c\/i\u003e Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlantinga -- himself a master preacher -- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language -- his or her primary tool. General reading can enlarge the preacher's sympathies for people and situations that she or he had previously known nothing about. And, above all, the preacher who reads widely has the chance to become wise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautifully written book will benefit not just preachers but anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorks that Plantinga interacts with in the book include\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, by Khaled Hosseini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEnrique's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, by Sonia Nazario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e, by Shusaku Endo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"How Much Land Does a Man Need?\" by Leo Tolstoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Narcissus Leaves the Pool\" by Joseph Epstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/i\u003e, by Victor Hugo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e. . . and many more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 147\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.46 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christianity Today Book Award (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book of the Year (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42595743006816,"sku":"9780802870773","price":32.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Mlh4aXEvcm5XbDYycWNSZ3ZPbjBTUT09.webp?v=1771581292","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/reading-for-preaching-the-preacher-in-conversation-with-storytellers-biographers-poets-and-journalists-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}