Interviews
Big Idea Interview
The other day, Matt Woodley of Preaching Today (an arm of Christianity Today) interviewed me on their “Monday Morning Preacher” program about an article I had written last year in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. That article (“Time to Kill the Big Idea?”), a couple of responses from others, and my rejoinders to those responses, can all be found on this page.
Interview here. Enjoy!
Hermeneutics and the Gift of Singleness
Dr. Hershael York is the Dean of the School of Theology and Louise Lester Professor of Christian Preaching at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY). This enterprising young man is also senior pastor of Buck Run Baptist Church in Frankfort, KY. And, to me, Hershael and his wife are good friends.
(Several years ago, I featured him on these pages in my “How I Preach” series.)
When I was at Southern Seminary in March of this year to deliver the Mullins
Preaching & The Joseph Story
I have had the privilege of having Josiah Boyd in my class when he was a Master of Theology student at Dallas Seminary. He is now working on his Doctor of Ministry degree, while pastoring Oakridge Bible Chapel in Oakville, Ontario, north of the border.
Over the years, we have maintained a blessed friendship, so when he asked to interview me recently, it was a privilege to oblige. Josiah had recently preached through the Joseph Story (Genesis 37–50) and wanted to get my
Hermeneutics & Celibacy
A couple of months ago, I was at Beeson Divinity School (of Samford University) in Birmingham, AL, to deliver their William E. Conger, Jr., Lectures in Preaching.
Part of my engagements at Beeson also included an interview with the Dean of the School, Dr. Timothy George, for a podcast that he hosts.
Here is a snippet of our conversation:
Timothy George: This word, you use this word, we use it all the time here at Benson, hermeneutic, which
Sole Passion!
I was recently interviewed about singleness and celibacy in Dallas Theological Seminary’s quarterly magazine, Kindred Spirit. For the interview see here.
(BTW, the entire issue is focused on “Singles and the Church,” and may be accessed here. Feel free to read, pass on, or otherwise disseminate.)
Also, in conjunction with that issue, another interview of me with my colleague and friend, Dr. Darrell Bock, was posted on Dallas Seminary’s Table Podcast. Darrell
Interview on Genesis: A Theological Commentary for Preachers
Here’s a recent interview of me conducted by my friend and once-Seminary-classmate, Dr. Charles Savelle. It ran the other day on his informative blog that deals with all matters related to Bible exposition. I’ve borrowed it off his website; you can find the interview here.]
CS: How did Genesis: A Theological Commentary for Preachers come about?
AK: Well, I’m on a crusade! I have been engaged in laying out a somewhat new hermeneutic for approaching
Celibacy
Last week, I was at Moody Bible Institute, to speak at their Annual Pastors’ Conference. It coincided with the release of my new book Privilege the Text: A Theological Hermeneutic for Preaching.
I had been informed earlier that Moody Radio, specifically The Chris Fabry Show—a national affair that runs on several hundred Christian radio stations—wanted to interview me when I was up there. I assumed it was another publicity engagement for the new book.
But I
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.