Thomas Boston (1676-1732) as preacher of the Fourfold state by Ryken, P

“…First, it satisfies the need for a critical analysis sensitive to the homiletical genre of his writings. It is unified not so much by a single argument about his theology as by a single perspective -- Boston as preacher -- from which his theology should be understood. …”

Ælfric's hagiographic sources and the Latin legendary preserved in B.L. MS Cotton Nero E i + CCCC MS 9 and other manuscripts by Zettel, P

“…<p>The attention which has recently been devoted to Ælfric's dependence on large collections of Latin writings for his homiletic sources is in this study extended to hagiographic texts through an examination of the relationship between the sources of Ælfric's saints' lives and an early Latin legendary, here termed Cotton-Corpus. …”

Bandello, la scientia mali e Machiavelli. Alcune osservazioni sul dittico III, 55 by Simone Forlesi

“…Concentrating on the sententia “non esser mala cosa a saper il male, ma bene essere degno d’eterno biasimo chi il male mette in opera”, this article analyses it in Bandello’s work, as well as in the scholastic and homiletic traditions. It reconsiders the notions of ‘tristizia’ and ‘male’ in Machiavelli’s "Discorsi sopra la prima Deca di Tito Livio" and attempts to throw light on all the polemic aspects both in the reprimand and in the preachers’ apology, as narrated by the storyteller, Francesco Torre.…”
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The <em>Syntagma musicum</em> in Lutheran Organ Sermons of the Seventeenth and the Eighteenth Centuries by Lucinde Braun

“…After the Thirty Years’ War Michael Praetorius’s work became a regular part of the scholarly apparatus of the sermons. Model sermons and homiletic handbooks helped to shape a distinctive musical-theological discourse. …”
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'God send vs þe dew of heuene' in Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Digby 172: A new edition of a Middle English-Latin lyric, with commentary by Burns, RA

“…Through literary analysis of the lyric’s prosodic form and homiletic context, and through a careful assessment of its mise-en-page and palaeographic features, this article produces a dynamic edition which preserves the layers of accretion and revision present in the manuscript text.…”

'n Teologies-estetiese benadering tot Praktiese Teologie - Homiletiese implikasies vir die toerusting van Christene ten opsigte van hulle taak in 'n gebroke samelewing by C.J.H. Venter, F.W. de Wet

“…In defining the components of a theological-aesthetical theory for perception, an attempt is made to indicate homiletical consequences for equiping listeners in adopting an extensive and intensive vision on their role in society, free from hopelessness and prejudice. …”
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Teaching the Teachers: The Vercelli Book and the Mixed Life by Leneghan, F

“…The distinction between prose and verse appears to have been of little concern to the compiler, who combines homiletic texts with exemplary narratives concerning the education of teachers and, finally, a life of a hermit. …”

Teaching the Teachers: The Vercelli Book and the Mixed Life by Leneghan, F

“…The distinction between prose and verse appears to have been of little concern to the compiler, who combines homiletic texts with exemplary narratives concerning the education of teachers and, finally, a life of a hermit. …”

The Qur'an and its biblical subtext / by Reynolds, Gabriel Said.

Die geheim van die prediking: om na die stem van die teks te luister by J. Cilliers

“…Albeit an introduction, it tries to combine the contributions of the communication and literary sciences with classical homiletical approaches, for example those of Augustine and Luther, in answering the question: when can preaching be called Scriptural?…”
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Crossing boundaries and facing others: South African perspectives on the transgressive rhetoric of preaching by Johan H. Cilliers

“…Or, the other way around, ‘what type of (homiletical) rhetoric was in fact needed to achieve the political transition in South Africa?’ …”
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Sermons as a Formation of Ethical Behavior of Man in the Second Half of the 18th Century, Based on the Example of Sermons by Dominik Mokoš OFM (1718-1776) by Angela Škovierová

“…He was one of the most prolific authors of homiletic literature in the second half of the 18th century in Slovakia. …”
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‘And so it is licly to men’: Probabilism and hermeneutics in Wycliffite discourse by Ghosh, K

“…This article attempts to examine the implications of such usage in the context of biblical exegesis, polemics and homiletic exhortation. The Wycliffites, like their master, posited as foundational that access to the divine mind via the Bible, independent of the corruptions and concupiscence of a schismatic Church and a vainglorious theological magisterium, was possible and indeed necessary. …”

The Sinful Woman as an Example of Metanoia in the Byzantian Poetry by Agnieszka Heszen

“…The Byzantine authors often used this example in their poetic and homiletic works. In this article I juxtapose three genres of Byzantine poetry and I compare the literary motif of the sinful woman which appears in each of them. …”
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Citare i classici per non essere poeti: l’umanesimo di Francesco Berni by Chiara Cassiani

“…Seen in this way, a number of statements in the "Dialogo contra i poeti" and in the "Comento alla Primiera" not only appear to be less contradictory, but they may also be connected to some moralizing instances and homiletic passages in the "Rifacimento of the Orlando innamorato". …”
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Arachnophobia and early English literature by Cavell, M

“…One of this article’s aims is to address this question, by surveying the background to and instances of spider imagery in Old and early Middle English, with reference to biblical, medical, philosophical, penitential, homiletic, hagiographic, and bestiary texts.…”

The Power of Preaching and Deliberative Dialogue to Catalyze Congregational Social Action: A Case Study from “The Purple Zone” by Leah D. Schade

“…I begin with a brief review of the homiletic theory behind the emergence of dialogical preaching, including the ways I have integrated this theory into my own method of the sermon-dialogue-sermon (SDS) process. …”
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Gnomes of Gregory of Nazianzus as Part of Didactic Literature – an Inspirational Source of Homilies? by Adriána Ingrid Koželová, Ján Drengubiak

“…The analysis confirms that homiletic texts are compatible with the gnomes by Gregory of Nazianzus and can be thus used as an inspirational source for writing sermons. …”
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Moralność jako erzac duchowości. Filozoficzne uwagi na temat współczesnej teologii by Adam Świeżyński

“…It is not only a matter of human disagreement motivated by an anti-religious attitude, but above all the influence of its distortion in contemporary theological, homiletic and catechetical transmission. This image, first created in theology, considerably increases the already heavy burden in relation to the moral obligation of man, and thus is largely impoverished by elements derived from his existential and spiritual experience. …”
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Contexts of early modern period exempla: opportunities for further research by Michaela Soleiman pour Hashemi

“…The article defines the exemplum as an intertext in homiletic literature of various origins. The genre, modelled on the dichotomy of redemption (motives of virtue) and damnation (motives of sin), served the didactic function. …”
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