Open-Air Preaching: A Long and Diverse Tradition

For many people, open-air preaching is associated with a particularly limited understanding of the nature of the event. In part this is related to the fact that open-air preaching has received relatively little serious academic study. From a variety of sources, however, it is possible to piece toget...

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Main Author: Blythe Stuart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-04-01
Series:Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2018-0004
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Summary:For many people, open-air preaching is associated with a particularly limited understanding of the nature of the event. In part this is related to the fact that open-air preaching has received relatively little serious academic study. From a variety of sources, however, it is possible to piece together something of a critically analytic sketch of the practice. This sketch demonstrates that not only can open-air preaching claim longevity but that in turn it is a practice with considerable diversity as open-air preachers seek to make meaning through their gathering and encounter with audiences.
ISSN:2284-7308