The social marketplace for new and used books.

Get started

Learn to sell
Learn to buy
Buy textbooks
Sign up
Buy a giftcard
For the authors

Support

Help
Track a shipment
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Cookies policy

Company

About us
Work with us
Give feedback
Categories

Contact us

Fast delivery with

Safe payments by

Visa
Mastercard
Vipps
Klarna

© 2026 Bookis AS

English

Norway

Region is based on IP address

Preaching Fools : The Gospel as a Rhetoric of Folly

Paperback • 2012 • Norwegian Bokmål

Preaching Fools : The Gospel as a Rhetoric of Folly

By Charles L. Campbell

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌

About the book

The court jesters, clowns, foolish ones: all images of the comic, sometimes tragic, fool. Across national and cultural borders, the archetype of the fool has played a significant role in how communities interpret and ascribe identity. As Charles Campbell and Johan Cilliers remind us, the Christian preacher, tasked with delivering a paradoxical gospel, is also a fool. In a delicate exploration with enlightening results, Preaching Fools uses a diverse representation of fools and foolish actions to...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9781602583658

Publisher

Waco : Baylor University Press

Published year

2012

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Preaching Fools : The Gospel as a Rhetoric of Folly

Format

Paperback

Shippping and returns

Shipping

Used books are shipped by the seller. Expected delivery after package is sent is 2-4 days.

Returns

Contact the seller after delivery.

Reviews · 0

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

You might also like

Bad Thoughts A Preacher and a Shrink's Guide to Reclaiming Your Mind and Soul

Bad Thoughts A Preacher and a Shrink's Guide to Reclaiming Your Mind and Soul

Judah Smith

The Psychology of Stupidity

The Psychology of Stupidity

Jean-Francois Marmion

Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

Tyler Staton

Narrative Apologetics Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith

Narrative Apologetics Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith

Alister E. McGrath

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel

Costi W. Hinn

Zizek's Jokes

Zizek's Jokes

European Graduate School) Zizek Slavoj (Professor

A Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities

A Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities

Roy Sorensen

The Comedians

The Comedians

Kliph Nesteroff

Fools, Frauds and Firebrands

Fools, Frauds and Firebrands

Roger Scruton

The Blue Parakeet

The Blue Parakeet

Scot McKnight

The Praise of Folly

The Praise of Folly

Desiderius Erasmus

Surprise the World

Surprise the World

Michael Frost

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Philip Pullman

Biblical Preaching

Biblical Preaching

Haddon W. Robinson

Praise of Folly

Praise of Folly

Desiderius Erasmus

A Manual for Creating Atheists

A Manual for Creating Atheists

Peter Boghossian

Martin Luther's 95 Theses

Martin Luther's 95 Theses

Martin Luther

Pearls Freaks the #*%# Out A (Freaky) Pearls Before Swine Treasury

Pearls Freaks the #*%# Out A (Freaky) Pearls Before Swine Treasury

Stephan Pastis

Inside Jokes Using Humor to Reverse-engineer the Mind

Inside Jokes Using Humor to Reverse-engineer the Mind

Matthew M. Hurley

Fool

Fool

Christopher G. Moore

Tactics

Tactics

Gregory Koukl

Confessions of a public speaker

Confessions of a public speaker

Scott Berkun

Practical thelology: An introduction

Practical thelology: An introduction

Richard R.

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

Thomas Cathcart

Fools and Other Stories

Fools and Other Stories

Njabulo S. Ndebele

Why the Jesus Seminar can't find Jesus, and Grandma Marshall Could

Why the Jesus Seminar can't find Jesus, and Grandma Marshall Could

David Marshall

Rethinking the gospel sourses

Rethinking the gospel sourses

Delbert burkett

Best Sermons Ever

Best Sermons Ever

Christopher (EDT) Howse

Beyond Belief The Secret Gospel of Thomas

Beyond Belief The Secret Gospel of Thomas

Elaine Pagels

Narrative Reading, Narrative preaching

Narrative Reading, Narrative preaching

Joel B.

The ship of fools

The ship of fools

Gregory Norminton

Truth Decay Defending Christianity Against the Challenges of Postmodernism

Truth Decay Defending Christianity Against the Challenges of Postmodernism

Douglas Groothuis

Coyote A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest

Coyote A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest

Gerald McDermott

Classical Rhetoric & Its Christian & Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times

Classical Rhetoric & Its Christian & Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times

George Alexander Kennedy

Praise of Folly - The Essays

Praise of Folly - The Essays

Desiderius Erasmus

The Complete Book of Practical Proverbs and Wacky Wit

The Complete Book of Practical Proverbs and Wacky Wit

Vernon K. McLellan

The Gospel in Parable: methaphor, narrative, and theology in the Syntopic Gospels

The Gospel in Parable: methaphor, narrative, and theology in the Syntopic Gospels

Fra predikantens studiekammer: en mini-homiletikk

Fra predikantens studiekammer: en mini-homiletikk

Aksel Valen-Sendstad

Parables of Kierkegaard

Parables of Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard

Hound of the Far Side

Hound of the Far Side

Gary Larson