A critical analysis of preaching in the emerging church

This dissertation critiques the preaching of revisionist leaders within the emerging church. Chapter 1 analyzes the present state of preaching and delineates the methodology that is utilized in this dissertation.;Chapter 2 focuses on the biblical basis for preaching and the theological foundation upon which preaching stands. This chapter defines biblical preaching.;Chapter 3 examines the emerging church by surveying its origin and noting its characteristics. Specifically, this chapter examines the postmodern influences that affect the emerging church and its approach to preaching.;Chapter 4 defines the nature of truth by providing a solid biblical basis for truth and then presents the correspondence theory as the preferred approach to truth. Specifically, this chapter demonstrates that the truth revealed in Scripture directly corresponds with reality.;Chapter 5 presents the biblical basis for authority. It then examines the issue of authority in the emerging church. Specifically, this chapter examines how the emerging church rejects the sole authority of Scripture in favor of an authority that rests in tradition, community, and Scripture.;Chapter 6 analyzes emerging church preaching by critiquing their methods. This chapter examines the sermons of key revisionist leaders in the emerging church, revealing their faulty methodologies.;Chapter 7 summarizes the previous chapters of this dissertation. It contends that the preaching of the revisionist leaders within the emerging church redefines truth and displaces the authority of Scripture.