In Basic History of Preaching, Dr. Gary Carr surveys the history of preaching from the early church to the present. He begins with an introduction to the origins of preaching in classical Greek rhetoric and then highlights notable preachers and their contribution to the nature of preaching in the time of the Church Fathers, the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and the succeeding centuries up to modern times.
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Course Outline
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Unit 1: Origins of Preaching and the Early Church
Greek Origins
From Cicero to the Early Church
Downloading and Using the Perseus Classics Collection
Early Adopters
Searching the Early Church Fathers Collection
Chrysostom
Search a Custom Collection of Chrysostom’s Writings
Unit 2: The Medieval Ages
Early Medieval Preaching
Studying Medieval Preachers in History Books
Savonarola
Using the Timeline to Study the Life of Savonarola
John Wycliffe
Exploring the Community Pricing Program with Focus on Medieval Works
Unit 3: The Reformation
Martin Luther
François Fénelon
John Calvin
Unit 4: The 18th Century
John Wesley
George Whitefield
Jonathan Edwards
Observing the Contents of Jonathan Edwards’ Preaching
Unit 5: The 19th Century
Charles Finney
Charles Spurgeon
Dwight L. Moody
Phillips Brooks
John Jasper
Unit 6: The 20th Century
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Phoebe Palmer and Other Female Preachers
Aimee Semple McPherson
Fulton Sheen
Billy Sunday
Using the Handbook of Contemporary Preachingto Improve Sermon Style
Billy Graham
G. Campbell Morgan
James Stewart
George Buttrick
Harry Fosdick
Two Resources Useful for Researching Historical Christians
Today’s Preachers
Finding and Bookmarking Resources from Modern Preachers
Dr. Gary Carr is vice president for adult and graduate studies at Southern Wesleyan University, overseeing administration operations and providing leadership for faculty services, student services, and chaplains’ services. He served as vice president for translations for the International Bible Society and as division chaplain, 2nd Marine Division and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. In addition, Dr. Carr has served as command chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk and Battle Force Seventh Fleet. He is an ordained minister in The Wesleyan Church and served as pastor for the Diamond Springs Wesleyan Church in Michigan.
I picked up the audio course at some point and finally listened to it. I found it interesting to hear these short descriptions of preachers through the ages. I would encourage anyone who listens to it to do follow up on some of these folks. Some deny the virgin birth, the resurrection... so in my book, 'good' speakers but not preachers. Some seemed more like actors than true believers.