Between Two Worlds
by John Stott | Book Summary
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Author: John Stott
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Why then do we need yet another book about preaching? "If anything is distinctive about Between Two Worlds, I think it is that I have tried to bring together several complementary aspects of the topic, which have often been kept apart." (p. 9) Additionally, unlike many books on preaching, this book insists that "by far the most important secrets of preaching are not technical but theological and personal" (p. 10). As we think about the task of preaching, we must be willing to learn from those who have come before us while also recognizing the unique challenges of the modern world. This approach will result in an understanding that "a true sermon bridges the gulf between the biblical and the modern worlds, and must be equally earthed in both" (p. 10). |
John Stott was born in 1921 to an agnostic father and a Lutheran mother. After being sent to boarding school as a boy, Stott heard the gospel and became a Christian. While studying at Cambridge University, he began training for entering the Anglican clergy and eventually became a leader of the church in which he grew up.
Stott's legacy reached far beyond English Anglicanism. Throughout his life, Stott was a major influence in global Christianity and evangelicalism. His books and sermons are considered by some to be modern classics. John Stott died in 2011 at the age of ninety. So impactful was Stott's death that several notable secular news organizations published obituaries honoring him.
Between Two Worlds
by John Stott
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | John Stott |
| Publisher | Eerdmans |
| Date | 1982 |
| Pages | 351 |
Overview:
"It is a rash and foolhardy enterprise for any preacher to preach to other preachers about preaching." (p. 9) This is true for at least two reasons:
- No preacher can truly claim to be an expert on the subject.
- Thousands of books have been written on the topic of preaching.
Why then do we need yet another book about preaching? "If anything is distinctive about Between Two Worlds, I think it is that I have tried to bring together several complementary aspects of the topic, which have often been kept apart." (p. 9) Additionally, unlike many books on preaching, this book insists that "by far the most important secrets of preaching are not technical but theological and personal" (p. 10).
As we think about the task of preaching, we must be willing to learn from those who have come before us while also recognizing the unique challenges of the modern world. This approach will result in an understanding that "a true sermon bridges the gulf between the biblical and the modern worlds, and must be equally earthed in both" (p. 10).
John Stott was born in 1921 to an agnostic father and a Lutheran mother. After being sent to boarding school as a boy, Stott heard the gospel and became a Christian. While studying at Cambridge University, he began training for entering the Anglican clergy and eventually became a leader of the church in which he grew up.
Stott's legacy reached far beyond English Anglicanism. Throughout his life, Stott was a major influence in global Christianity and evangelicalism. His books and sermons are considered by some to be modern classics. John Stott died in 2011 at the age of ninety. So impactful was Stott's death that several notable secular news organizations published obituaries honoring him.