FROM PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEWS OF PREACHING TO POSTMODERNS: NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR PROCLAIMING THE MESSAGE Preaching to Postmoderns: New Perspectives for Proclaiming the Message "This is a superb book. In clear and compelling prose, the authors guide the reader through the major critical options for biblical preaching. The fine illustrative sermons show how each interpretive perspective can make a real difference in the pulpit. Preachers who read this book will find the challenge of biblical preaching much more exciting and much more productive." Thomas G. Long Bandy Professor of Preaching Candler School of Theology "While the word 'postmodern' has been around a while, many of us preachers are not quite sure what it means when it comes to interpreting the Bible and preaching. Kysar and Webb incisively explain postmodern approaches to the Bible and draw out implications for preaching and provide sample sermons. They focus on the various forms of historical criticism, social science criticism, literary criticism, and deconstruction, and they offer a luminous meditation on different perspectives on the nature of meaning. With this book in hand, a preacher can move seamlessly from the latest understanding of a trend in postmodern biblical exegesis to the pulpit in ways that respect the text, maintain theological integrity, and help shape the sermon for postmodern ears. The authors write with verve, insight, precision, and practicality. I recommend this book as the best overview of current methods of biblical interpretation for the preacher." Ronald J. Allen Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of preaching and Second Testament Christian Theological Seminary