Sundays in New York
William B. Lawrence
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Description for Sundays in New York
Hardback. Examines the preaching of the four most respected Protestant preachers in the middle of the 20th century. From a theological perspective, their work is assessed in its historical and cultural context. Series: ATLA Monograph Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC9; HRCM; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 631.
Explores the relationship between theology and preaching by examining the careers of four enormously influential, twentieth-century New York preachers (Harry Emerson Fosdick, George Buttrick, Paul Scherer, and Ralph Sockman), whose sermons reached the leaders in culture, commerce, and government across the United States. It examines these preachers' pulpit theology in its social, cultural, political, economic and demographic context as well as their doctrine and the theological legacy they bequeathed. Sundays in New York will be of interest to historians, theologians, students, and practitioners of ministry.
Explores the relationship between theology and preaching by examining the careers of four enormously influential, twentieth-century New York preachers (Harry Emerson Fosdick, George Buttrick, Paul Scherer, and Ralph Sockman), whose sermons reached the leaders in culture, commerce, and government across the United States. It examines these preachers' pulpit theology in its social, cultural, political, economic and demographic context as well as their doctrine and the theological legacy they bequeathed. Sundays in New York will be of interest to historians, theologians, students, and practitioners of ministry.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
ATLA Monograph Series
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810830790
SKU
V9780810830790
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99-15
About William B. Lawrence
William B. Lawrence is an ordained United Methodist minister and Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry and Associate Director of the J.M. Ormond Center at the Duke Divinity School.
Reviews for Sundays in New York
...a helpful contribution to the study of the history of Christian thought in the United States and also to the emerging field of urban religious history.
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