Making See : A Grounded Theory on the Prophetic Dimension in Preaching

What is theologically and homiletically happening in `prophetic' sermons? This empirical theological study offers an analysis of the prophetic dimension in contemporary practices of preaching, including sermons from Bonhoeffer, King and Tutu, and from Dutch local contexts. After a phenomenological opening, five theological concepts are extracted from the studied sermons: exposing destructiva, interrupting dominant discourses, recognising the Word, overcoming destructiva and edifying the congregation. In this study, prophetic speech is reconstructed as an illuminative interplay between epiphanic and inductive aspects.