{"product_id":"9781451404531","title":"Preaching Parables to Postmoderns (Fortress Resources for Preaching)","description":"Stiller argues that Jesus' parables, through their narrative, personal, and oral dimensions and reversal of expectations, provide unique access to Christianity for those whose experience and hopes we label \"postmodern.\"\u003cp\u003eAligning contemporary scholarship with today's cultural assumptions, Stiller offers preachers a working knowledge of postmodern sensibilities, an understanding of the parable genre, an analysis of ten parables, and a sample of how one might preach them effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"However we understand the 'postmodern' era, we are not 'post' the need to pay careful attention to the parables of Jesus. In this excellent study, Brian Stiller provides us with many profound insights about how to apply these stories to the complexities of our contemporary lives. Many congregations will be blessed by preachers and teachers who draw on the wisdom offered in this book!\"\u003cbr\u003e- Richard J. Mouw, President and Professor of Christian Philosophy Fuller Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brian Stiller welcomes Jesus' parables not as mild moralisms, but risky, brilliant glimpses of God's love and mercy in a world starved for promise. This book is a workshop for preachers, breaking open one parable after another to the truth of God's great surprise in Jesus.\"\u003cbr\u003e- David Tiede, President and Professor of New Testament, Luther Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here is a book on the New Testament parables that is both faithful to the biblical texture of these ancient stories and sensitive to the world in which they must be proclaimed today. A timely gift for preachers and evangelical storytellers everywhere. Thanks, Brian!\"\u003cbr\u003e- Timothy George, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University and Executive Editor, Christianity Today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostmodernity The Nature of Change The Premodern and Modern Ages The Postmodern Experiment Characteristics of Postmodernity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParables: A Window of Truth for Postmoderns Definition of Parable Relationship of Jesus' Parables to the Hebrew Tradition The Purpose of the Parable Characteristics of the Parables of Jesus Interpreting the Parables for Preaching Steps in Developing the Homiletical Text Preaching Parables to a Postmodern Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Study of Parables for Sermon Preparation Parable One: The Sower (Matthew 13:1-23)\u003cbr\u003eParable Two: The Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)\u003cbr\u003eParable Three: Laborers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16)\u003cbr\u003eParable Four: Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)\u003cbr\u003eParable Five: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)\u003cbr\u003eParable Six: The Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:1-13)\u003cbr\u003eParable Seven: The Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-14)\u003cbr\u003eParable Eight: The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-32)\u003cbr\u003eParable Nine: The Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8)\u003cbr\u003eParable Ten: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14)\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour Sermons Sermon One: The Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)\u003cbr\u003eSermon Two: Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) Sermon Three: The good Samritan (Luke 10:25-37)\u003cbr\u003eSermon Four: The Prodigal Son (Luke 15-11-32)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Augsburg Fortress, Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128592810224,"sku":"9781451404531","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451404531_p0.jpg?v=1763838660","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451404531","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}