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title: 'The Distinctive Nature of Homiletics, and Reasons for Its Cultivation'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'William Greenough Thayer Shedd'
date: 1865-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Homiletics'
- 'Preaching'
scriptures:
- '1 Corinthians 1'
- 'Romans 10'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/shedd-1865-the-distinctive-nature-of-homiletics-and-reasons-for-its-cultivation
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# The Distinctive Nature of Homiletics, and Reasons for Its Cultivation

Reviews Müller’s dogmatics and Shedd’s essay defining homiletics as 'sacred rhetoric.' Argues sermons are chiefly didactic, weighty, and difficult, deserving careful cultivation.

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