The preacher as artist : metaphor, identity, and the vicarious humanity of Christ

Jesus Christ--Humanity;Preaching

Johnson, Trygve David ; Hart, Trevor A. ; Hart, Trevor A.

University:University of St Andrews

Department:Divinity (School of)

关键词: Jesus Christ--Humanity;    Preaching;   

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【 摘 要 】

This thesis explores how metaphors of identity shape the practice of preaching and canencourage or limit attempts to witness to Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. It asks thequestion: Is there an identity that will encourage a faithful homiletic practice byembracing the full range of human capacities and gifts without asking the preacher torely on him- or herself? It suggests that the homiletic identity of THE PREACHER ASARTIST can lead preachers to understand their task in relation to the life and ongoingministry of Jesus Christ and so give space to divine and human action in the event ofpreaching the word of God. The argument begins with an account of the present culturalmoment and the suggestion that preachers should consider an identity that takes theimagination seriously in light of shifting cultural assumptions and expectations. It thendescribes the significance of metaphor for identity before looking at two establishedhomiletic identities, THE PREACHER AS TEACHER and THE PREACHER ASHERALD. Accounts of these two identities highlight the tension between divine andhuman agency in the task of preaching. The thesis then examines the metaphor of THEPREACHER AS ARTIST. This attempt to re-describe the identity of preachers drawson a theology of communion and the doctrine of the vicarious humanity of Christ torelocate the identity and practice of the preacher in the creative and ongoing ministry ofJesus. The metaphorical association of the preacher and artist understood within theartistic ministry of Jesus Christ frees the full range of human capacities, including theimagination. It connects preachers to the person and work of Jesus Christ, who took theraw materials of the human condition and offered them back to the Father in aredemptive and imaginative fashion through the Holy Spirit.