THEOLOGY IS for PREACHING

Biblical Foundations, Method, and Practice

CHASE R. KUHN & PAUL GRIMMOND, EDITORS

STUDIES IN HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

Theology Is for Preaching: Biblical Foundations, Method, and Practice

Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology

Copyright 2021 Chase R. Kuhn & Paul Grimmond

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Preface

Chase R. Kuhn and Paul Grimmond

Abbreviations

Part 1: Foundations

1. Theology for Preaching, Preaching for Theology

Chase R. Kuhn

2. The Declarative God: Toward a Theological Description of Preaching

Mark D. Thompson

3. “Preaching”: Toward Lexical Clarity for Better Practice

Claire S. Smith

4. Preaching and Revelation: Is the Sermon the Word of God?

Timothy Ward

5. Who Can Tell? Preaching, Giftedness, and Commissioning

Christopher Ash

Part 2: Methodology

6. Hermeneutics and Preaching: Theological Interpretation and the Preaching Task

David I. Starling

7. To Them, for Us: The Bible’s Continuing Relevance

Paul R. House

8. Old Testament Challenges: Christocentric or Christotelic Sermons?

Daniel Y. Wu

9. New Testament Clarity: The Presence of Christ in the Proclamation of the Word

Peter Orr

10. The Centrality of the Cross in Proclamation

Will N. Timmins

11. Expository Preaching in Historical Context: A Rich and Inspiring Resource

Peter Adam

12. The Preacher as Person: Personality and Relationships in the Pulpit

Graham Beynon

Part 3: Theology for Preaching

13. Salvation by Preaching Alone? The Sermon in Soteriology

Edward Loane

14. Sanctified by Word & Spirit: A Theology of Application

Andrew M. Leslie

15. Now is the Time to Preach: Preaching in Eschatological Context

Peter F. Jensen

16. The Priority of Proclamation: Preaching in a Liturgical Context

David G. Peterson

Part 4: Preaching for Theology

17. Theological Formation Through the Preached Word: A Biblical-Theological Account

Simon Gillham

18. The People Who Listen: The Corporate Task of Hearing God’s Word

Jane Tooher

19. Letting the Word Do the Work: A Constructive Account of Expositional Preaching

Paul Grimmond

Part 5: Theology Preached...