Doctrine That Dances Summary

This article discusses open-air preaching and its significance in history. The article describes open-air preaching as being antiquated and akin to a preacher putting on a performance. Open-air preaching and performance are fully explained as existing from the early church to present day, and beyond the confines of what is termed traditional preaching.

J. Daniel Baumann asserts that a preacher, therefore, should be a good craftsman, but never a mere technician. He should not devote too much time to form and too little to content, if a preacher studies the use of form as something apart from content, then he may become a rhetorician, an attractive speaker, but will turn out to be something less than a preacher of the gospel. God still intends for preaching to be a part of the church’s ministry (Hamilton).

Many would wonder why racism and religion rapture like a constant glare of ambiguity. Along from the 1700’s to now the 20th century, we ask ourselves why does your race and religion matter still? I would like to think that racism should not even matter based off what is now happening today. Within the essay I will discuss to the reader about three stories that to me had many similarities in comparisons; with controversy, racial segregation and biblical context. I will explain how the text related subject of racial profiling which showed a symbolic idol of (God) in the form of faith during these early times. I will then speak on the controversy that the narrator tried to convey the audience to mimic harsh opinions on certain characters. The last I will speak upon how religion was quoted throughout this paper in the stories.

Fry Brown assertion that the preached word is not just what the preacher says or the content, but also “how” the information is relayed and presented to the audience. Dr. Fry Brown presented her position that, “The role of the preacher is to assist the listeners in the identification of spiritual, social, cultural, psychological, and economic issues that have an impact on daily life.” Additionally, “The content of the sermon may be excellent, the context fully understood, the exegesis may lead biblical scholars to cheer, but a weak delivery can overshadow all the preliminaries.” Fry Brown furthered her presentation by outlining active elements in the act or presentation, such as Communicating the word, Inculturating the word, Voicing the word, Articulating the word, Embodying the word, and Animating the

“Image is everything”. (Agassi) The way that a preacher presents a sermon can have a profound impact on the listeners. Presence and preparation on the part of the preacher and perception on the part of the hearers are vital components in conveying and receiving a sermon.

The lecture given by Thielicke is for the purpose and intention to speak clearly and forcefully concerning the matter of theology (vii). The discourse is given for beginning seminary students with the hope that it will be read over and over again. It is a lesson to teach students theological self-discipline (xi). Thielicke argues that each minister must be disciplined when proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ (xii).

His vigorous use of similes and metaphors in this work repeatedly strike readers with the idea of an eradication of joy associated with religion. This is further evidenced by the numerous cases of juxtaposition Hughes utilizes to stigmatize the Church. Examples include when he refers to how the Church darkened the sun or when he tells of how holy eyes were convicting. He implies that the churchgoers seem to have “little concern with spiritual fulfillment”, but instead focus on strictly conforming to the dogmas set by by their religion (Wormald, Roberts, & Gifford 12). He employs similes to create imagery referring to the women as “bleak as Sunday rose-gardens” and the mens’ eyes being fixed like that of a bird hanging to die; one can imagine that would present blank and imploring stares. His relentless use of alliteration using carefully chosen words such as “convicting”, “convulsed”, “crumpling”, and “cowed” are harsh to the ear and accusatory--further demonstrating the fear and subjection he underwent throughout his childhood concerning the chapel. These countless techniques and more discredit any belief that a childhood next to a chapel would result in an avid Christian, because in Hughes’ case, it resulted in a scarred

“Words without pictures can be vague and incomplete, incommunicative about important visual information and second that pictures without words can be vague and incomplete, lacking the focus, the

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century the nature and authority of scripture have been issues regarding the Christian Faith. Throughout this paper the nature and authority of scripture will be surveyed in reference to three theological movements: Evangelical, Liberal, and Neo-Orthodox. All three theological movements will be explored by examining the issues, implications, and analysis and application of the Evangelical, Liberal, and Neo-Orthodox movements.

In the current vernacular, the object behind which a pastor preaches is called a “pulpit.” While there is dispute about the accuracy of that definition, it is the common use of the term and as such will be the definition assumed in this paper. Before

Smith applies two larger metaphors to explain doctrinal preaching and to frame the rest of the book. These metaphors are an exegetical escort and a doxological dancer. He forms the major themes of the book on these two metaphors. The first metaphor, the exegetical escort, is to accept the word of Scripture to escort the reader into God’s proximity for conversion. One of the major themes of Smith’s book is that the text has to be initially understood properly by the preacher and then incorporated by the preacher. The preacher must sit under his own preaching. After doing this, the preacher will be able to exegete his assembly and use the word to deliver to them so that they will be met with the authenticity of

“After observing their practice, considerably more preachers call themselves expositors than actually preach expositionally” (Rummage 2017). Along the same lines, Dr. Steven Smith opened his book, Recapturing The Voice Of God, with this statement, “Honestly, I’m not always confident in what we refer to as ‘expository preaching’” (Smith 2015, 1). In light of this, a statement of expository preach will be embraced for the sake of clarity.

Criswell, the pastor of that giant church in Dallas, was asked one time by a man who had a business across the street: "Dr. Criswell, I thought you were the pastor of a Baptist church. How come all your people carry prayer books to church on Sunday?" Criswell smiled and said, "Sir, we are Baptists and those are Bibles not prayer books." Baptists the world over have a reputation of urging every man and woman to read the Bible for themselves. And I want to preserve that great tradition. If I could choose a symbolic sound that Bethlehem Baptist Church would come to be known for, you know what it would be? The swish of the pages of 500 Bibles turning simultaneously to the morning and evening texts. The reason is this: the source of my authority in this pulpit is not—as we shall soon see—my wisdom; nor is it a private revelation granted to me beyond the revelation of Scripture. My words have authority only insofar as they are the repetition, unfolding and proper application of the words of Scripture. I have authority only when I stand under authority. And our corporate symbol of that truth is the sound of your Bibles opening to the text. My deep conviction about preaching is that a pastor must show the people that what he is saying was already said or implied in the Bible. If it cannot be shown it has no special

Often we perceive doctrine as "irrelevant, impractical, divisive, unspiritual and unknowable." But is this really the case? It 's true that sometimes doctrine and theology come across this way. However, the abuse and misuse of theology and doctrine does not mean that the proper and positive uses of it are to be ignored. Theology, in fact, is extremely relevant, practical, uniting, spiritual and knowable. Through it we learn truths about God, His Son, our individual and collective human predicament, the nature of salvation and much more. Understood properly, theology equips us with the tools we need to cope with every aspect of life.

Dance is globally presented in religion and culture. Dance has been important for entertainment, rituals, ceremonies and celebrations. In India they have a god of the dance whose name is Shiva. Shiva is the third God in Hindu triumvirate. Anytime someone is doing a classical Indian dance Shiva is present. When you are doing a classical Indian dance you learn with one teacher and afterwards you usually have a long term relationship with that teacher. For hundreds of years Indian dance has been based on sacred text surrounding the inner sanctum within the Hindu temples. Kalanidni Narayanan says "if you take it as an art, with devotion, it makes a way of, I mean its a path through which you can attain God." In the Yoruba religion people dance