tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post5859380235628418754..comments2023-08-26T09:34:18.163-05:00Comments on Dead Theologians: Barth: Relationship of Word and SacramentJared Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18445783451815077626noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-51204524667678659442009-06-16T20:42:24.626-05:002009-06-16T20:42:24.626-05:00Barth is dead on in his condemnation of Roman Cath...Barth is dead on in his condemnation of Roman Catholic views on preaching, it is a terrible loss, though I'm too poorly versed in Homiletic Church History to know if the pre-Reformation Church ever had that big of a focus on preaching. I enjoy Spurgeon, he truly was the prince of preachers. Protestant converts to Catholicism are best at preaching, John Henry Newman, Richard John Neuheus, etc.<br /><br />But of course with our theology of the sacraments, the Eucharist in particular, it is still understandable why we have lowered preaching. Though I still think we have more of the Word itself (I went to a Baptist Church this week and their whole passage was 3 verses, and the Catholic scriptural readings for the week were almost 3 chapters.)Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752373297874435269noreply@blogger.com