Visually Speaking: Radio and the Renaissance of PreachingWhat can preachers learn from the art of radio broadcasting? How can preachers develop more imaginative patterns of speaking? Jolyon Mitchell analyzes religious broadcasting in Britain and America, exploring how the speaker can create pictures with words and engage listeners in multisensory ways. This book offers theological insights and practical guidelines to enable preachers to listen and to communicate more creatively in today's media-saturated world. |
Contents
Preaching in Crisis | 13 |
Preaching in Transformation | 29 |
Radio in Crisis | 47 |
Radio in Transformation | 61 |
Case Studies from British and American | 77 |
7 | 133 |
American Radio Preachers | 143 |
Translation and Embodiment | 161 |
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