Herman Bavinck on Preaching and Preachers
By Eglinton, James P. and trans. and ed.
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Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) is widely celebrated as one of the most eloquent divines in the Reformed tradition. Despite having preached regularly throughout his adult life, how he preached and what he thought about preaching have remained largely unknown to the many preachers who read him in the present day—until now. Herman Bavinck on Preaching & Preachers provides an English translation of Bavinck’s key texts on preaching and preachers, including his only published sermon.
For Bavinck, in order to preach well, one has to be a particular kind of person: someone who lives coram Deo, whose conscience and imagination are open to being powerfully stirred by both Creator and the creation, and who is steeped in Scripture. In short, he describes someone quite different from the detached, disenchanted modern Western people of Bavinck’s own day. These texts provide a profound critique of modern Western culture, and describe the sense in which it often prevents its inhabitants from preaching well. Furthermore, they demonstrate both how Bavinck himself preached, and how he understood preaching within the worship service and the wider life of the church.
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Reviews for Herman Bavinck on Preaching and Preachers
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a philosophically rich, theologically robust, and pastorally wise work from Herman Bavinck. James Eglington has done an outstanding job to translate from Dutch to English and make this work accessible to many more people.
The essay on eloquence and the sermon give an insight into the theology and practice of a brilliant theologian and a sublime preacher.
I recommend that preachers regularly return to this book, not only for its wisdom, but also for its wonderfully devotional character. I found myself comforted and stirred to give myself wholeheartedly to the work of preaching!