A case of therapeutic preaching done well : theological diagnostics in Von Balthasar’s sermon, ‘Joy in the Midst of Anxiety

It is argued that the proper way to construct and deliver a therapeutic sermon is to take a theocentric approach. Preaching, rightly understood, is proclamation of the good news that God has redeemed the world through Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. It is by definition theological. Feeling p...

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Published in:Hervormde teologiese studies 2019, Vol.75 (4), p.1-7
Main Author: Pembroke, Neil F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Balthasar
Balthasar, Hans Urs von
Case studies
Christianity
Counseling
Criticism and interpretation
God
Health aspects
Homiletics
Pastoral counseling
Pastoral preaching
Preaching
Psychology
Religion
Religious aspects
Sermons
Theocentric
Theocentric, Homiletics
Theologians
Theology
Therapeutic preaching
Therapeutics
Therapy
von Balthasar, Hans Urs
Writers
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Summary:It is argued that the proper way to construct and deliver a therapeutic sermon is to take a theocentric approach. Preaching, rightly understood, is proclamation of the good news that God has redeemed the world through Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. It is by definition theological. Feeling pressure to be relevant, engaging and contemporary, a significant number of preachers fall into administering mini-doses of psychological self-help from the pulpit. Hans Urs von Balthasar’s homily, ‘Joy in the Midst of Anxiety’, is offered as a positive alternative. The sermon is theologically and homiletically analysed to show why it is an excellent example of theocentric therapeutic preaching.
ISSN:0259-9422
2072-8050
2072-8050
DOI:10.4102/hts.v75i4.5393