This unique volume draws on the wisdom of Christian thinkers and preachers from across the ages to present a warm and informative collection of insights on the art of preaching.<br/><br/>Gathering the writing of figures as diverse as Augustine, John Chrysostom, Jonathan Edwards, Gardner C. Taylor, and Barbara Brown Taylor, <em>The Company of Preachers</em> provides experienced advice on effective preaching, direct from the pens of those who have known it best. The book is arranged in seven divisions, each covering a central component of the preaching task. Editor Richard Lischer, himself a distinguished preacher and teacher, gives a brief introduction to each selection.<br/><br/>Aptly presenting a theological and historical cross-section of the church's homiletics, this volume will be invaluable to preachers, students preparing for ministry, and others seeking models of powerful Christian speech.<br/><br/> <br/> <blockquote> <table width="700" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="1" frame="box" bordercolor="#999966"> <tr><td colspan="3" width="100%" bordercolor="#cccc99" bgcolor="#cccc99" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><br/><div align="center"><big>Features insights on preaching from:</big></div><br/></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#cccc99" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#cccc99"> <font face="arial" size="2"><ul><li>Augustine<li>Karl Barth<li>Dietrich Bonhoeffer<li>Walter Brueggemann <li>Rudolf Bultmann<li>Horace Bushnell<li>David Buttrick<li>John Calvin<li>John Cassian<li>John Chrysostom</ul> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#cccc99" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#cccc99"> <font face="arial" size="2"><ul><li>Fred B. Craddock<li>C. H. Dodd<li>Jarena Lee<li>Jonathan Edwards <li>Charles Grandison Finney<li>P. T. Forsyth<li>Harry Emerson Fosdick<li>Gregory the Great<li>George Herbert<li>Martin Luther</ul> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#cccc99" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#cccc99"> <font face="arial" size="2"><ul><li>Henry H. Mitchell<li>John Henry Newman<li>Phoebe Palmer<li>Paul Ricoeur <li>Oscar Romero<li>Friedrich Schleiermacher<li>Charles Haddon Spurgeon<li>Barbara Brown Taylor<li>Gardner C. Taylor <li>John Wesley, <em>and many more</em></ul></td></tr></table> </blockquote>