Title

Response: Are American Christians Persecuted?

Author(s)

William Vance Trollinger, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

10-25-2016

Publication Source

Preaching Conversations with Scholars: The Preacher as Scholar

Abstract

With an eye toward reuniting the church and the academy, this book focuses on the role that scholarship can play in making good preachers into really great preachers. This is the bridge between scholarly and popular writing that informs the sermon and makes it more powerful and meaningful for the people who regularly listen to sermons. Preachers are challenged to raise the level of their commitment to scholarship as well as overcome any pre-existing prejudices with scholarship. The preacher as scholar is the perfect way for the pulpit to respond to the challenges of a secular, post-modern world that often wonders if smart people can even believe in God.

Inclusive pages

93-95

ISBN/ISSN

9781498290739

Document Version

Postprint

Comments

This document has been made available for download by permission of the publisher. The full volume is available from the publisher.

Permission documentation on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 2016, Rodney Wallace Kennedy

Publisher

Wipf & Stock

Place of Publication

Eugene, OR

eCommons Citation

Trollinger, William Vance, "Response: Are American Christians Persecuted?" (2016). History Faculty Publications. 136.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/hst_fac_pub/136