Naming Grace: Preaching and the Sacramental Imagination by
It is not a lack of training in the art of rhetoric that accounts for the ineffectiveness of preaching within the Christian churches. More significant is the lack of adequate theological foundations. While recognizing the great contribution that twentieth-century theology has made in describing the relationship betweeen God and humanity, Mary Catherine Hilkert concentrates her focus on the resources of the "sacramental imagination". This examination shifts the focus from the gap between the divine and the human and the sinfulness of humanity to the grace discovered in everyday life and the word of God entrusted to the entire community of faith. Hilkert pays particular attention to what constitutes "women's experience" of faith and engages the issue of how our positions in society shape the experience of both hearers and peachers of the word.
The Sacramentality of Preaching: Homiletical Uses of Louis-Marie Chauvet's Theology of Sacramentality by
Examines the thought of Louis-Marie Chauvet and incorporates it into contemporary homiletical theory in order to bolster and renew Christian proclamation that has an intentionally sacramental character.
Serving the Word: Preaching In Worship by
Invites the reader to see how God's word can become the crux not only of the sermon but of the worship service as a whole.
Down Deep in My Soul: An African American Catholic Theology of Preaching by
Offers a comprehensive treatment of preaching in the Black Catholic tradition, drawing on African American spirituality and culture, the role of preaching, how to construct a sermon in the Black style, and the connection between preaching and evangelization among African Americans.
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