Charles L. Rice

With Ears to Hear

Preaching & Worship

“An original piece of work . . . The author brings to the field of homiletics his knowledge of the history of rhetoric and contemporary theories of communication in a way that will enrich the discipline considerably. . . Meyers is quite well focused in his approach to what has been a continuing problem in preaching, the assumption by both clergy and laity that the preacher delivers prepaid that of which he or she is unreservedly convinced, a package for the congregation's acceptance or rejection. Meyers's proposal moves toward being radical in that he suggests that even in the act of preaching the preacher is being persuaded. . . . As a continuation of the current discussion in homiletics this [is] a valuable book.”