TY - BOOK AU - "Chan, Sam" TI - Preaching as the word of God : : answering an old question with speech-act theory /  SN - 149822024X AV - BV4200 .C310 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Eugene : PB - "Wipf and Stock Publishers, " KW - Preaching KW - Speech acts (Linguistics) N1 - "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 -