<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

Open-Air Preaching: A Long and Diverse Tradition

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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...

Open-Air Preaching: A Long and Diverse Tradition

Publié en ligne: 16 avr. 2018

Pages: 61 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2018-0004

Mots clés
preaching, open-air preaching, Spurgeon, diverse tradition

© 2018 Stuart Blythe, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Open-Air Preaching: A Long and Diverse Tradition

Publié en ligne: 16 avr. 2018

Pages: 61 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2018-0004

Mots cléspreaching, open-air preaching, Spurgeon, diverse tradition

© 2018 Stuart Blythe, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
preaching, open-air preaching, Spurgeon, diverse tradition