The Form of Preaching

The Form Of Preaching

The Form of Preaching is a 14th century style book or manual about a preaching style known as the "thematic sermon", or "university-style sermon", by Robert of Basevorn. Basevorn’s text was not the first book about this topic to appear but was popular because it is very thorough.

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