After the horrors and Violence of the twentieth century, words can seem futile.
While Lischer\'s End of Words will surely be invaluable to pastors and preachers, his honest, readable style will appeal to anyone concerned with speaking Christianly..
The ultimate purpose of preaching, he argues, is to speak God\'s peace, the message of reconciliation.
With chapters on vocation, interpretation, narration, and reconciliation, The End of Words shows how faithful reading of Scripture rather than flashy performance paves the way for effective preaching
Lischer challenges conventional storytelling with a deeper and more biblical view of narrative preaching.
Facing up to language\'s disappointments and dead ends, he opens a path to its true end.
In this reflection on the place of preaching today, Richard Lischer recognizes that our mass-communication Culture is exhausted by words.
After the horrors and Violence of the twentieth century, words can seem futile
