Book Reviews

The publishing class of 1992 includes several titles worthy of note -- and deserving of a place on the preacher's bookshelf. But the Preaching Book of the Year recognition goes to a massive 400-page celebration... Continue Reading...

Each year, Preaching reviews the publishing world to offer its readers a survey of recent offerings. The publishing "class of 1992" saw a continuation of established trends, including specialization in the fiel... Continue Reading...

As editor of Preaching, I have the opportunity each year to see many outstanding books on preaching as well as books relating to other ministry topics. Since our Associate Editor, Al Mohler, writes our book rev... Continue Reading...

C. H. Spurgeon, The New Park Street Pulpit, 6 vols. (London: Passmore and Alabaster, 1855-1860; reprinted edition, Pasadena, TX: Pilgrim Publications, 1990).C. H. Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, 5... Continue Reading...

William H. Willimon, Peculiar Speech: Preaching to the Baptized (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992), 122 pp., paper.The majestic Gothic chapel of Duke University stands as a symbol of tradition, permanenence, and es... Continue Reading...

Fast on the heels of Easter comes summer -- that season of the year when we enjoy the illusion of a less hectic schedule and more free time. More and more, that is merely an illusion. The restful and bucolic su... Continue Reading...

Russell Chandler, Racing Toward 2001: The Forces Shaping America's Religious Future (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992), 354 pp., cloth. Condensed version available on audio tape.George Barna, The Frog in the Kettl... Continue Reading...

Karl Barth, Homiletics, trans. Geoffrey Bromily and Donald E. Daniels (Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1991), 136 pp., paper."Now I can preach again." Those were the oft-quoted words of a young Sco... Continue Reading...

The past year has been one in which no major homiletical treatises were released, but a variety of interesting and useful volumes on preaching were produced. One of those -- The Supremacy of God in Preaching by... Continue Reading...

Despite predictions to the contrary, the book continues to be the most important verbal resource for most Americans. Even before the personal computer revolution, many futurists had predicted that the book woul... Continue Reading...