{"product_id":"reading-for-preaching-the-preacher-in-conversation-with-storytellers-biographers-poets-and-journalists-9780802870773","title":"Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation with Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists","description":"In \u003ci\u003eReading for Preaching\u003c\/i\u003e Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlantinga -- himself a master preacher -- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language -- his or her primary tool. General reading can enlarge the preacher's sympathies for people and situations that she or he had previously known nothing about. And, above all, the preacher who reads widely has the chance to become wise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautifully written book will benefit not just preachers but anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorks that Plantinga interacts with in the book include\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, by Khaled Hosseini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEnrique's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, by Sonia Nazario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e, by Shusaku Endo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarcissus Leaves the Pool by Joseph Epstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/i\u003e, by Victor Hugo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e. . . and many more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlantinga, Cornelius:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCornelius Plantinga\u003c\/b\u003e is president emeritus of Calvin Theological Seminary and senior research fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eBeyond Doubt, Not the Way It's Supposed to Be\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEngaging God's World\u003c\/i\u003e, and his many articles and essays have appeared in such periodicals as \u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture, Christianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461156573458,"sku":"9780802870773","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8665a55-d22f-4fbe-adbf-ab35bbdb8d0a.jpg?v=1730058278","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reading-for-preaching-the-preacher-in-conversation-with-storytellers-biographers-poets-and-journalists-9780802870773","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}