The Ministry of the Word
Year: 2012
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Chapter 6 explores the important place that the sermon occupied in Geneva’s religious life from 1536 to 1609. In addition to outlining Calvin’s theology of preaching and his homiletic style, this chapter describes the priority of preaching services in Geneva, the role of the sermon in Geneva’s liturgy, and the different ways in which Geneva’s townspeople “heard” and reacted to these sermons. After Calvin’s death, ministers such as Theodore Beza, Simon Goulart, and Lambert Daneau worked hard to preserve Calvin’s homiletic legacy, even as they faced new challenges from Geneva’s magistrates, and battled innovative—and more flamboyant—preaching styles from some of their colleagues.
Source: Oxford University Press eBooks
Author: Scott M. Manetsch
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2479327661