Preaching as a dialogical monologue in conversation with Bakhtin and 'Other-wise' Homiletics

Marlene Ringgaard Lorensen

Preaching as a dialogical monologue in conversation with Bakhtin and 'Other-wise' Homiletics

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Abstract

When reflecting on how preaching can enter into a dialogue with the news, while simultaneously carrying on a dialogue with ancient texts, the polyphony of voices can seem to make a cacophony of foreign words threatening to drown the preacher's theology, let alone the Word of God and the context of the congregation. However, if we turn to the Russian literary critic and philosopher, Michail M. Bakhtin (1895-1975), there are insightful reflections and examples on how the multitude of dialogues, the interaction between familiar and foreign words can become a continual fruitful dialogue. In the following I will describe how the production of discourse, according to Bakhtin, happens in dialogue with "the already-said" and "the not-yet-said"(of texts and/or voices) and how the author might handle the ‘foreign' words of these interacting discourses in a way that keeps the communication as an open dialogue, rather than as a finalizing monologue.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Preaching and the News : Papers of the Academy of Homiletics' Annual Meeting 2009
Redaktører	Heille Gregory
Antal sider	8
Sider	99-107
Status	E-pub ahead of print - 2009
Begivenhed	Preaching and the News - Washington DC, USA Varighed: 3 dec. 2009 → 5 dec. 2009 Konferencens nummer: 44

Konference

Konference	Preaching and the News
Nummer	44
Land/Område	USA
By	Washington DC
Periode	03/12/2009 → 05/12/2009

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