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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Preaching and the News : Papers of the Academy of Homiletics' Annual Meeting 2009 |
| Editors | Heille Gregory |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Pages | 99-107 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 2009 |
| Event | Preaching and the News - Washington DC, United States Duration: 3 Dec 2009 → 5 Dec 2009 Conference number: 44 |
Conference
| Conference | Preaching and the News |
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| Number | 44 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Washington DC |
| Period | 03/12/2009 → 05/12/2009 |