Ordering ideas or ordering experience? E.L. Lowry’s homiletical plot structure – an exploration and evaluation
| Autor: | C. J.H. Venter |
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| Jazyk: | afrikánština |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Structure (mathematical logic)
Sermon Structure media_common.quotation_subject Gospel Ordering Ideas lcsh:Practical religion. The Christian life Creativity lcsh:BV1-5099 Focus (linguistics) Epistemology lcsh:BV4485-5099 lcsh:Practical Theology Narrative Lowry EL Plot (narrative) Homiletical Plot Sermon Psychology Humanities Ordering Experience Theme (narrative) media_common |
| Zdroj: | In die Skriflig, Vol 41, Iss 1, Pp 1-22 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 2305-0853 1018-6441 |
| Popis: | In this article E.L. Lowry’s homiletical theory is explored and investigated. The basis of his theory is that the view that a sermon is structured according to the ordering of ideas, arranged under an enforced extra-textual theme (idea), implies an outdated approach. He argues that instead of ideas experience should rather be ordered in a (new) homiletical theory in which the hearer of a sermon plays a prominent part. In this regard Lowry develops a profile of a sermon containing a narrative plot. In this suggested plot Lowry discerns five sequential stages: upsetting the equilibrium, analysing the discrepancy, disclosing the clue to a possible resolution, experiencing the gospel and anticipating the consequences. From this perspective he also suggests guidelines for preparing a sermon regarding the following: the form and focus of the sermon, the way in which an outline for the plot is produced and the goal of a sermon. Lastly he also directs attention to creativity in sermon-making. In the concluding section of the article Lowry’s homiletical theory is evaluated critically. |
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