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The Company of Preachers: Wisdom on Preaching, Augustine to the Present is unavailable, but you can change that!

This unique volume draws on the wisdom of Christian thinkers and preachers from across the ages to present a warm and informative collection of insights on the art of preaching. Gathering the writing of figures as diverse as Augustine, John Chrysostom, Jonathan Edwards, Gardner C. Taylor, and Barbara Brown Taylor, The Company of Preachers provides experienced advice on effective preaching,...

knowledge. Prophecy gives warning of what is to come, through the revelation of future events. Public speaking is the admonishing of the people to maintain the well-being of the community. By means of what is called “preaching”—instruction in matters of faith and behavior—two aspects of theology may be introduced: that which appeals to the reason and deals with the knowledge of spiritual matters, and the ethical, which offers teaching on the living of a good life. For preaching sometimes teaches
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