Why Johnny Can't Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers

T David Gordon

Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, 2009 - Religion - 112 pages

This book is an analysis of shifts in dominant media forms and their effects on the sensibilities of the culture as a whole. Many of those shifts have profound, and unfortunate, effects on preaching. T. David Gordon has identified a problem, one that affects all preachers (indeed, all public speakers) and needs fixing. Our preaching is just not communicating properly anymore. Fortunately, Gordon not only explains the causes of this failure but also shows us how to make things better. - Publisher.

About the author

T. David Gordon was professor of religion and Greek at Grove City College for more than twenty years. Previously, he was an associate professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and, for nearly a decade, pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He is the author of several books and numerous theological articles.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Why Johnny Can't Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers
• Author: T David Gordon
• Publisher: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, 2009
• ISBN: 1596381167, 9781596381162
• Length: 112 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Ministry / Preaching; Social Science / Media Studies