Keeping It Age-Appropriate: Preachers' Negotiation of Timespaces in Their Practice of Preaching for Children
Abstract
In this article, I study preachers' practice of preaching to children. Using Theodore Schatzki's concept of "timespace," I analyse how four timespaces – school, age-appropriation, "ordinary" preaching, and the Bible – are configured in the practice of preaching to children. I also explore what normative assumptions preachers have concerning preaching to children and how these contribute to the configuration of the practice. Finally, I discuss why the timespace of age-appropriation seems to dominate every negotiation in preachers' practice of preaching to children, and I suggest that recent homiletical research makes essential contributions that preachers engaging in preaching for children should consider.For articles: All articles published in Homiletic are the exclusive property of the Journal. All copyright rights to the article shall be owned by and be in the name of the Academy of Homiletics. The Academy of Homiletics in turn grants all authors the right to reprint their articles in any format that they choose, without the payment of royalties, subject to giving proper credit to the original publication with Homiletic. The Academy of Homiletics also permits articles to be copied for non-profit educational use provided proper credit is given to Homiletic. Authors may self-archive their articles in an institutional repository or other online location, provided proper credit is given to Homiletic.
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