Dave Bland
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Professor of Homiletics
Also affiliated: Pepperdine University (1998)
Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with Harding University through 2011.
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Dave Bland's scholarly work centers on the study and practice of Christian proclamation, with a particular focus on homiletics and rhetorical approaches to preaching. His publications explore various facets of sermon construction, delivery, and pedagogical methods for teaching preaching. This includes examining the influence of rhetorical theory and advertising on sermon effectiveness, as well as exploring global perspectives on Christian proclamation. Bland has also contributed to the academic discourse through book reviews and edited collections that address the evolving landscape of religious communication.
Metrics
- h-index: 2
- Publications: 37
- Citations: 8
Positions
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Professor of Homiletics publications 1996–2022Harding University Main Campus Institution web page
Selected Publications
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Book Review: Preaching and the Thirty-Second Commercial: Lessons from Advertising for the Pulpit by O. Wesley Allen and Cari La Ferle (2022)
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Alyce M. McKenzie, Novel Preaching: Tips from Top Writers on Crafting Creative Sermons. (2011)
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O. Wesley Allen Jr., ed. The Renewed Homiletic. (2011)
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James T. Flynn, Words That Transform: Preaching as a Catalyst for Renewal (2011)
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Rosalind Brown, Can Our Words Express Wonder? Preaching in the Church Today (2011)
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Joris Van Eijnatten, ed., Preaching, Sermon, and Cultural Change in the Long Eighteenth Century (2010)
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David Randolph, The Renewal of Preaching in the Twenty-first Century (2009)
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Thomas G. Long, Preaching from Memory to Hope. (2009)
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Paul Scott Wilson, gen. ed. and Jana Childers, Cleophus J. LaRue, John M. Rottman, associate eds., The New Interpreter’s Handbook of Preaching (2009)
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Raewynne J. Whiteley, Steeped in the Holy: Preaching as Spiritual Practice (2008)
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Thomas G. Long and Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, eds., Teaching Preaching as a Christian Practice: A New Approach to Homiletical Pedagogy (2008)
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Book Review: Proverbs (2002)
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Book Review: Taking the Bible Seriously: Honest Differences About Biblical Interpretation (1996)
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