(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2010) Cilliers, J.
This paper addresses a complex but core issue of preaching, namely the experience
of the elusiveness of God’s presence (revelation) by taking cognisance of the notion of
masking. Besides being a common cultural phenomenon, the art of masking could also
be evaluated theologically and therefore homiletically. Luther’s understanding of the
masks of God (larvae dei) is introduced into the discussion, and a number of homiletical
implications are drawn in view of the continuous tension that exists between God’s
revealing and his concealing.