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of the preacher to encounter the text on a personal level and then testify to what he/she has seen and heard." She advocates preachers to think of themselves as "people who have seen and heard something, and who have to tell about it. We are the people who pay attention in the first place: we pay attention to sacred texts and to human life, and then we try to describe what we see, even when it is beyond belief.” Anna Carter
Florence has also developed the method of reading biblical scripture by focusing on the verbs that are given and chosen by the characters. She states, " It’s what we do and don’t do that preoccupies human beings. And it’s the verbs we cannot imagine for ourselves (live, liberate, forgive, resurrect) that the church offers, and that we reach for, week after week."
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She is a proponent of preaching as both testimony and witness, as well as a proponent of preaching exegetical sermons based on the texts provided in the lectionary. She believes that "the authority for authentic preaching is based on the depth of the preacher’s engagement with the text. It is the job
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to other fields and traditions. In addition to teaching and lecturing around the world on these topics, she has written several books and contributed a number of chapters and essays to others. She is also a frequent contributor to
47:(1988), and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary (2000). She was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1988 by the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area. She was an Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adults at
51:(1988-1993) before becoming a Teaching Assistant in Preaching (1993-1996) and Instructor in Preaching (1997) at Princeton Theological Seminary. Beginning in 1998, Anna Carter Florence became an instructor in Preaching at
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Preaching as a Christian Practice: A New Approach to Homiletical Pedagogy
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Feasting on the Word: Preaching the
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237:"A Prodigal Preaching Story: Paul, Eutychus, and Bored-to-Death Youth," in
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Florence has focused much of her research on testimony,
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153:"Put Away Your Sword! Taking the Torture out of the Sermon," in
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Inscribing the Word: Sermons and
Prayers of Walter Brueggemann
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A is for Alabaster: An Alphabet of Preachers (New Testament)
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Put Away Your Sword! Taking the Torture out of the Sermon,
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A Chorus of Witnesses: Model Sermons for Today's Preacher
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edited by Mike Graves. Westminster John Knox Press, 2004.
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edited by Mike Graves. Westminster John Knox Press, 2004.
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Renewing the Vision: Reformed Faith for the 21st Century
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Yale Divinity School Class of 1962 50th Reunion Website
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The Abingdon Women's Preaching Annual, Series 2, Year B
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The Abingdon Women's Preaching Annual, Series 2, Year B
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Anna Carter Florence Contributions to Working Preacher
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258:"Blessing the Way: Birth, Infinity and Beyond," in
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146:"Who do you say that I am? Luke 9:18-27," in
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230:"Homiletical Perspective: John 9:1-41," in
216:"Homiletical Perspective: John 3:1-17," in
265:"The Liquid Church: Before the Flood," in
223:"Homiletical Perspective: John 4:5-42" in
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300:"The Voice You Find May Be Your Own," in
272:"The Liquid Church: After the Flood," in
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