Sermons [Ed. by W. Arthur]


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Preaching


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Stands head and shoulders above the other texts.... Cox has complete mastery over all aspects of preaching.... Students and teachers...will be awed." 'Review and Expositor' A contemporary restatement of the fundamentals of good preaching...serves as a splendid refresher course for old-timers and as a basic text for some of the newer preachers.... A distinctly practical handbook." 'The Christian Century' Balanced, practical, and familiar.... The strength of the book is the many practical sections in which the author gives step-by-step guidance.... A useful ring on which to cut one's homiletical teeth." 'Theology Today' Inspiring...offers excellent counsel on ways to 'master the message'...will strengthen any pulpit." 'Ministries' A strong and worthy book...may well prove little short of revolutionary in the years ahead." 'The Christian Ministry'




Calvin on the Death of Christ


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John Calvin’s understanding of the extent of the atonement achieved in Christ’s death is one of the most contested questions in historical theology. In common thought, Calvin’s name is closely associated with the ‘limited atonement’ stance canonized within the ‘TULIP’ acronym, but Calvin’s personal endorsement of a strictly particularist view, whereby Christ died for the elect alone, is debateable. In Calvin on the Death of Christ, Paul Hartog re-examines Calvin’s writing on the subject, traces the various resulting historical trajectories, and engages with the full spectrum of more recent scholarship. In so doing, he makes clear that, while Calvin undoubtedly believed in unconditional election, he also repeatedly spoke of Christ dying for ‘all’ or for ‘the world’. These phrases must be held central if we are to discover Calvin’s own view of the subject. Hartog’s conclusions will surprise some, and may hold significant implications for the Calvinist tradition today. Throughout, however, they are cogently articulated and sensitively pitched.










Sermons at Court


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This 1998 study describes the most neglected site of political, religious and literary culture in early modern England: the court pulpits of Elizabeth I and James I. It unites the most fertile strains in early modern British history - the court and religion. Dr McCullough shows work previous to his own underestimated the place of religion in courtly culture, and presents evidence of the competing religious patronage not only of Elizabeth and James but also of Queen Anne, Prince Henry and Prince Charles. The book contextualises the political, religious and literary careers of court preachers such as Lancelot Andrewes, John Donne and William Laud, and presents evidence of the tensions between sermon- and sacrament-centred piety in the established Church period. Additional web resources provide the reader with a definitive calendar of court sermons for the period.







The Sermons of John Donne, Volume I


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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.