Publication
What Do You Mean “Truth through Personality”? The Phillips Brooks Definition of Preaching in Historical Context
Austin B. Tucker
Scholars Crossing (Liberty University)Jan 1, 2004
Abstract
Applying historical-grammatical hermeneutics to the Brooks definition of preaching as truth through personality helps us hear Brooks say that the sum of all truth is Christ. His truth does not stand in indifference to his person as some theologians insisted. By personality Brooks stressed not only the divine person of Christ but also the preacher” character. The contemporary usage of both words, the eight lectures in context, and the colorful history of the 1870” tell the story.