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Richard (Dick) Eslinger

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Professor of Homiletics and Worship
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  • Teaching and Research

    Dr. Eslinger serves as dean of the seminary and as a member
    of the faculty. Dick’s teaching and research interests include preaching, homiletics, and the role of scripture and worship in spiritual formation.

  • Education

    A.B., University of Maryland (1962)

    S.T.B., Boston University School of Theology (1965)

    Ph.D., Boston University (1970)

  • Professional

    Served as guest editor of Worship Arts

    Ordained elder in the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church

  • Publications

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    What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching?. C-Author. Chalice Press, 2008.

    publisher notes




    Rochester College Lectures on Preaching Vol. 4: Preaching Hebrews. Co-Author. ACU Press, 2003.



    Web of Preaching: New Options in Homiletic Method. Abingdon Press, 2002.



    Narrative and Imagination: Preaching the Worlds That Shape Us. Augsburg Fortress, 1995.



    Intersections: Post-Critical Studies in Preaching. Editor. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994.



    A New Hearing: Living Options in Homiletics Method. Abingdon Press, 1987.



  • Personal Life

    Dick enjoys soaring and is a Certified Flight Instructor with a glider rating.