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Allen, Ronald J., et al. Theology of Preaching: Authority, Truth and the Knowledge of God in a Postmodern Ethos. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997.

Bauknight, William. The Authoritative Word: Preaching Truth in a Skeptical Age. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001.

Boomershine, Thomas E. Story Journey: An Invitation to the Gospel as Storytelling. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1988. (220 pages)

Bruggeman, Walter. Cadances of Home: Preaching Among Exiles. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 1997.  (Posted 4/24/02)

Campbell, Charles L. Preaching Jesus: New Directions for Homiletics in Hans Frei's Post Liberal Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1997. (272 pages)

Carson, D. A., ed. Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. (406 pages)

Downs, Tim. Finding Common Ground: How to Communicate with Those Outside the Christian Community—While We Still Can. Chicago: Moody, 1999. (200 pages)

Duduit, Michael, ed. Communicate with Power: Insights from America's Top Communicators. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. (240 pages)

Dyrness, William A. How Does America Hear the Gospel. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989.  (Posted 4/24/02)

Edgar, William Reasons of the Heart: Recovering Christian Persuasion. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996.

Fuller, Robert C. Spiritual, But Not Religious: Understanding Unchurched America. Cambridge: Oxford University Press, 2001. (224 pages)  (Posted 4/24/02)

Green, Michael & Alister McGrath How Shall We Reach Them? : Defending and Communicating the Christian Faith to Nonbelievers. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1995.

Griffin, Em. The Mind Changers: The Art of Christian Persuasion. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale, 1976. (228 pages)  (Posted 4/24/02)

Henderson, David W. Culture Shift: Communicating God's Truth in our Changing World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. (235 pages)

Henderson, Robert Thornton Subversive Jesus, Radical Grace: Relating Christ to a New Generation. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2001.

Hunter, George G., III The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West — Again. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000. (137 pages)

________. Church for the Unchurched. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. (188 pages)

Jacks, G. Robert. Getting the Word Across: Speech Communication for Pastors and Lay Leaders. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1996.

Jensen, Richard A. Thinking in Story: Preaching in A Post-Literate Age. N.p.: CSS Publishing, 1994. (145 pages)

Johnston, Graham. Preaching to a Postmodern World: A Guide to Reaching 21^st Century Listeners. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. (189 pages)  (Posted 4/24/02)

Kramp, John. Out of Their Faces and into Their Shoes: How to Understand Spiritually Lost People and Give Them Directions to God. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1997. (200 pages)

Long, Jimmy. Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1997 (235 pages)

Lowry, Eugene L. The Homiletical Plot: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form. Westminster: John Knox Press, 2000. (128 pages)

McGrath, Alister Explaining Your Faith. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995.

McLaren, Brian D. A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001. (192 pages)

Robinson, Martin. The Faith of the Unbeliever. Monarch, 1994.

McLaren, Brian D. More Ready Than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002. (160 pages)

Mittelberg, Mark. Building a Contagious Church: Revolutionizing the Way We View and Do Evangelism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. (404 pages)

Morris, Linus J. The High Impact Church: A Fresh Approach to Reaching the Unchurched. Thousand Oaks, CA: Christian Associates International, 1993. (357 pages)

Newbigin, Leslie. Truth to Tell: The Gospel as Public Truth. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1991. (90 pages)

Nieman, James R., and Thomas G. Rogers. Preaching to Every Pew: Cross-Cultural Strategies. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001. (160 pages)

Northrup, Dary. Garage Door Evangelism: Opening Your Church to the Community. Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 2001.

Peterson, Jim. Church Without Walls: Moving Beyond Traditional Boundaries. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1992. (240 pages)

Poe, Harry L. Christian Witness in a Postmodern World. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001. (176 pages)

Pohl, Christine D. Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999.

Rainer, Thom S. Effective Evangelistic Churches: Successful Churches Reveal What Works and What Doesn't. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1996. (256 pages)

Richardson, Richard C. Evangelism Outside the Box: New Ways to Help People Experience the Good News. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2000. (192 pages)

Roxburgh, Alan J. Reaching a New Generation: Strategies for Tomorrow's Church. Vancouver, BC: Regent College Publishing, 1993. (140 pages)

Schofield, J. Chris, ed. The Gospel for the New Millennium. Nasvhille: Broadman & Holman, 2001. (321 pages)

Schultze, Quentin J. Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000. (191 pages)

Scifres, Mary J. Searching for Seekers: Ministry with a New Generation of the Unchurched. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998. (176 pages)

Sjogren, Steve, ed. Seeing Beyond Church Walls: Action Plans for Touching Your Community. Loveland, Co.: Group, 2002.  (Posted 4/24/02)

Strobel, Lee. Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993. (236 pages)

Sweet, Len, Brian D. McLaren and Jerry Hasselmayer. A Is for Abductive: The Language of the Emerging Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002. (256 pages)

________, ed. Communication and Change in American Religious History. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993. (481 pages)  (Posted 4/24/02)

Tibbs, Lenora Tisdale. Preaching as Local Theology and Folk Art. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997. (192 pages)

Troeger, Thomas H. Preaching While the Church Is under Reconstruction: The Visionary Role of Preachers in a Fragmented World. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999. (176 pages)

________. Ten Strategies for Preaching in a Multimedia Culture. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. (125 pages)

Walker, Andrew. Telling the Story. Reading, UK: SPCK, 1996.

Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelism for a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999. (240 pages)

Wright, Tim. The Prodigal Hugging Church: A Scandalous Approach to Mission for the 21^st Century. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2001. (64 pages)

________. Unfinished Evangelism: More than Getting Them in the Door. Augsburg Fortress, 1995. (126 pages)

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