TY - BOOK AU - Kelley,Alden Drew AU - Cole,Graham A. TI - Preaching as the Word of God: answering an old question with speech-act theory SN - 1498220266 (hardback) AV - BV4221 .C43 2016 U1 - 251 22 PY - 1954/// CY - New York PB - Morehouse-Gorham co. KW - Preaching KW - Speech acts (Linguistics) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and indexes; 1; Introduction --; Part A; The problem of the Reformers: when is preaching the word of God? --; 2; Luther and Calvin: preaching as the word of God --; 3; Luther and Calvin: preaching as a mark of the church --; Part B; The biblical testimony: the preached gospel as the word of God --; 4. God speaks his word --; 5; The human messenger of God's word --; 6; The message of preaching --; . 7; The intention and results of preaching --; . 8; The preached gospel as the word of God --; . Part C; A fresh approach: the application of speech-act theory --; 9; The problem revisited --; . 10; Speech-act theory, the preached word of God, and discernment --; 11; The problem addressed: a final synthesis --; Part D; Conclusion ER -