Where have all the prophets gone? And why do preachers seem to shy away from prophetic witness? Astute preacher Leonora Tisdale considers these vexing questions while providing guidance and encouragement to pastors who want to recommit themselves to the task of prophetic witness. With a keen sensitivity to pastoral contexts, Tisdale’s work is full of helpful suggestions and examples to help pastors structure and preach prophetic sermons, considered by many to be one of the most difficult tasks pastors are called to undertake.
Leonora (Nora) Tubbs Tisdale is the Clement- Muehl Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School. She is the author of nine books, including Preaching as Local Theology and Folk Art, Prophetic Preaching: A Pastoral Approach, and Making Room at the Table: An Invitation to Multicultural Worship. Her most recent book, coedited with Scott Black Johnston and Ted A. Smith, is Questions Preachers Ask: Essays in Honor of Thomas G. Long.