Preaching and Biblical Theology

by Edmund P. Clowney

Publisher:

P&R

, 2002

Overview

To author Edmund P. Clowney, biblical theology is not an academic discipline but a “labor of worship.” In this volume, Clowney explains biblical theology and relates it to the authority of preaching the perspective and character of preaching and the content of preaching. Clowney writes, “Biblical theology presents the Christ of the Scriptures, and the depth of religious experience which responds in faith to him.”

Praise for Preaching and Biblical Theology

[A] fine book . . . the [author’s] style . . . is always forceful and expressive. . . . this volume should receive wide circulation and close attention by anyone who seeks to preach God’s Word to our generation within the context of modern thought. Our preaching will be the richer for it.

—Marten H. Woudstra, Westminster Theological Journal

Product Details

• Title: Preaching and Biblical Theology
• Author: Edmund P. Clowney
• Publisher: P&R
• Print Publication Date: 2002
• Pages: 128
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Resource ID: LLS:PRCHNGBBLCLTH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-29T01:50:33Z

About Edmund P. Clowney

Edmund P. Clowney (1917-2005) received his B.A. from Wheaton College in 1939, a Th.B. from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1942, an S.T.M. from Yale University Divinity School in 1944 and a D.D. from Wheaton College in 1966. Ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, he served as pastor of several churches from 1942 to 1946 and was then invited to become assistant professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in 1952. He became that institution's first president in 1966, and he remained there until 1984, when he took a post as theologian-in-residence at Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Charlottesville, Virginia. In 1990, Clowney moved to Escondido, California, where he served as adjunct professor at Westminster Seminary California. In 2001, he took a full-time position as associate pastor at Christ the King Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Houston, Texas. After two years, he returned to Charlottesville, where he resumed part-time the post of theologian-in-residence at Trinity Presbyterian Church. He remained in this role until his death. Clowney was instrumental in the birth or growth of such ministries as the Reformed Theological Seminary in Aix-en-Provence, France; Westminster Seminary California; Trinity Church, Charlottesville; the Lausanne Conference; InterVarsity ministries, both in the United States and in England; and “The Westminster Ministerial Institute,” an inner-city training program for pastors in Philadelphia, out of which was grown the Center for Urban Theological Studies. Clowney is remembered by many as a preacher, perhaps the most gifted proponent and practitioner of redemptive-historical preaching of this generation. His writing also displays the great theme of his life, namely Christ's presence in the whole of Scripture and his present work in the church. His books include Preaching and Biblical Theology, Called to the Ministry, Christian Meditation, Doctrine and the Church, The Message of 1 Peter, The Unfolding Mystery and Preaching Christ in All of Scripture. Clowney left a legacy not only of written book and articles, but also a great number of sermons and lectures, as well as magazine columns such as the humorous "Eutychus and His Pin" for Christianity Today and Bible studies for Tabletalk.