{"product_id":"reading-for-preaching-the-preacher-in-conversation-with-storytellers-biographers-poets-and-journalists-9780802870773","title":"Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation with Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists","description":"In \u003ci\u003eReading for Preaching\u003c\/i\u003e Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlantinga -- himself a master preacher -- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language -- his or her primary tool. General reading can enlarge the preacher's sympathies for people and situations that she or he had previously known nothing about. And, above all, the preacher who reads widely has the chance to become wise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis beautifully written book will benefit not just preachers but anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorks that Plantinga interacts with in the book include\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, by Khaled Hosseini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEnrique's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, by Sonia Nazario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e, by Shusaku Endo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"How Much Land Does a Man Need?\" by Leo Tolstoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Narcissus Leaves the Pool\" by Joseph Epstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/i\u003e, by Victor Hugo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e. . . and many more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10709832\"\u003eCornelius Plantinga\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.60w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802870773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802870775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL080000\"\u003eChristian Ministry | Preaching\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL013000\"\u003eChristianity | Literature \u0026amp; the Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL074000\"\u003eChristian Ministry | Pastoral Resources\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44687148024045,"sku":"9780802870773","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1850fdde-b9ab-434c-8eaf-adbb33e28175.jpg?v=1703656386","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/reading-for-preaching-the-preacher-in-conversation-with-storytellers-biographers-poets-and-journalists-9780802870773","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}