Preaching and cartooning: an exploration of the processes involved in developing a sermon and a newspaper cartoon
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Date
2015
Authors
Wepener, C. J.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
This article explores the similarities and differences between the process followed to develop a sermon and that followed to develop a cartoon. It first examines the representation of the jester or clown in some recent publications by homileticians before describing the process of development of a sermon, as proposed by three homiletic sources from namely North America, South Africa and The Netherlands, respectively. The article describes the process followed in the development of a cartoon in a similar way. The article concludes by presenting some observations on the preacher as cartoonist with reference to the process followed in the development of a cartoon. It argues that the cartoonist may currently be viewed as a metaphor for a preacher that could enrich existing images of the preacher such as the clown or jester, especially because of the similarities in the processes for writing/preparing a sermon and drawing a cartoon.
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Practical theology, Homiletics, Cartoonist, Sermon preparation, Preaching
Citation
Wepener, C.J. (2015). Preaching and cartooning: an exploration of the processes involved in developing a sermon and a newspaper cartoon. Acta Theologica, 35(1), 223-237.