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This collection of short fiction by a seasoned§Presbyterian pastor who now serves as the Assistant§Dean for Ministerial Studies at Yale Divinity School,§explores both the literary and theological structure§of the Biblical parables by responding to them with§new parables, stories that re-frame the Biblical§teaching in contemporary terms. Accompanying essays§provide the context for this collection, asking§whether short fiction, and if the artistic process in§general, might rise to the level of what Reformed§Theology will call the Word of God proclaimed.§Beginning with John Calvin and other Christian§Reformers, the essays argue that the unrestricted§creative process can be life-giving to the often§tiresome homiletic form. Goettler concludes that§using Biblical parables as muse serves to till the§soil, making the reader ever more ready to hear the§proclamation of faith.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Aspects of religion (non-Christian)

• Full title: Parable Stories
• Subtitle: Fiction Using the Biblical Parable as Muse
• Author: William Goettler
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9783639154412
• ISBN: 363915441X
• ID: 06823944
• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Weight: 254 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. May 2009

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