Books by John S. McClure

Encapsulating years of experience integrating critical theological thinking with the preaching task, Claiming Theology in the Pulpit will be a welcomed resource to both preachers and students. Through the use of a theological profile, Burton Cooper and John McClure help preachers become more aware of not only the broad theological traditions of...

Speaking Together focuses on the roles that liturgical practices play in promoting genuinely communicative forms of speaking and action. McClure shows how confession, intercession, and preaching can contribute to sincere, multi-perspectival, and truth-seeking conversations regarding moral norms in an increasingly pluralistic world.

John McClure's Preaching Words highlights the most important ideas in homiletics and preaching, offering short explanations of these ideas, what scholars of preaching are saying about them, and how they can help in today's preaching. Topics range from elements of the sermon (introduction, body, and conclusion) to aspects of delivery, types of...

The Four Codes of Preaching, John McClure's first book-length treatment of homiletical theory, is a sophisticated and, at times, controversial contribution to the field of...