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Creating an Appetite for Scripture: Interview with Robert Smith Jr.

January 10, 2020 by Tavis Bohlinger 6 Comments

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Robert Smith Jr. on Cultivating Imagery to Satisfy the Narrative Mind

In the twenty–first century world of theological education, preaching can seem an antiquated exercise that no longer speaks well to a culture immersed in social media and increasingly skeptical of the role of religious proclamation in the public square. But what is theological teaching without biblical preaching? Enter Robert Smith Jr., the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, who has spent a lifetime preaching so as to teach, and teaching so as to help others preach. Smith spoke recently with Didaktikos editor Douglas Estes about visual teaching and the importance of theological conversation partners.

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Filed Under: Didaktikos, Miscellaneous Tagged With: beeson, carter, chair, charles, didaktikos, divinity, douglas, estes, imagery, preaching, smith, teaching

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