The Four Codes of Preaching, John McClure’s first book-length treatment of homiletical theory, is a sophisticated and, at times, controversial contribution to the field of homiletics.
John S. McClure is Charles G. Finney Professor of Homiletics and Chair of the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee. A former president of the Academy of Homiletics, his writings include The Four Codes of Preaching and Claiming Theology in the Pulpit (with Burton Z. Cooper).