Igniting the Heart Preaching and Imagination
“Igniting the Heart: Preaching and Imagination” by Kate Bruce, published by SCM Press on September 30, 2015, is a thought-provoking exploration of the role of imagination in preaching. This 256-page book addresses the challenges faced by contemporary sermons, arguing against the notion that the sermon is outdated. Bruce emphasizes the importance of engaging the audience through imaginative preaching, which seeks to evoke understanding rather than merely inform.
In this edition, readers will find a comprehensive analysis of how imagination influences the preaching task and its significance in the life of faith. The book presents a theology of imagination and examines the sacramental nature of preaching, highlighting how it can lead to transformative moments of insight. Bruce also discusses the necessity of crafting sermons that resonate with listeners, focusing on the lyrical voice and the auditory experience of preaching. This work serves as a resource for those involved in Christian ministry and pastoral care, offering insights into enhancing the effectiveness of sermons through imaginative engagement.
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It has been said that the day of the sermon is over. Kate Bruce argues that the day of the poorly conceived, ill prepared, dull, disconnected, boring, irrelevant, authoritarian, yawn-inducing, patronizing, pontificating, pointless and badly delivered sermon, is indeed over. Imagination can help to engage the hearer in a sermon which seeks to evoke rather than to inform.
Imagination frames how we see the world and ourselves in it. As such it has a vital role in how preachers see the preaching task itself, which in turn affects how we go about the task.
A theology of imagination is presented to demonstrate the central importance of imagination in the life of faith. Allied to this is an analysis of the sacramental nature of preaching and the role of imagination in enabling the ‘aha, now I get it’ moment of sacramental ‘seeing-as’. Connected to enabling new seeing, preaching in the lyrical voice is defined and discussed along with the importance of preachers shaping sermons for the ear.
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