Book review - "Peculiar Speech: Preaching to the Baptized"
Willimon, William. Peculiar Speech: Preaching to the Baptized (Eerdmans, 1992). In “Peculiar Speech: Preaching to the Baptized", William Willimon offers insights about preaching within the context of the Christian faith. He is addressing especially preaching about “a general human condition”, which he deems empty, non-challenging and which the baptized did not gather on Sunday morning to hear about. He is also concerned with the fact that we might be speaking as if we were only speaking to people in the world (pg.3), and not to the redeemed people of God. His main goal is to underline the role of preaching in the life of the Church, emphasizing its potential to challenge, deconstruct and re-edify the life and the world of the faithful. Willimon emphasizes the distinctiveness of Christian language and thought, encouraging preachers to embrace the peculiarities of the faith rather than diluting them to appeal to a broader audience. This aspect would lead the preacher ...
