„The Word Became Flesh...” The Homiletics of Christmas in the Sermons of László Ravasz Cover Image

„Az Ige testté lett...” Karácsony homiletikuma Ravasz László igehirdetői szolgálatában
„The Word Became Flesh...” The Homiletics of Christmas in the Sermons of László Ravasz

Author(s): Árpád Kulcsár
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Erdélyi Református Egyházkerület
Keywords: homiletics; sermon; preaching; practical theology; László Ravasz

Summary/Abstract: At the dawn of the 20th century, the young László Ravasz began to rethink the main principles of Hungarian Reformed homiletics. His program was basically stimulated by the so- called “value-theology”, inspired by the Neo-Kantian philosophy. In this paper I examine his homilethical method by analysing his Christmas sermons. I scrutinize the rhetorical situation, the chosen biblical texts, the structure, the content, and the illustrations of the sermons. I conclude that half century later, we can still learn from Ravasz’ views.

  • Issue Year: 109/2016
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 646-662
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Hungarian