Fred B. Craddock, Jr. was Bandy Distinguished Professor of Preaching at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. A word of prayer is given (0:00-1:08). An anthem is sung (cut) (1:09-1:31). Dr. Craddock is introduced as a great teacher and storyteller (1:32-4:33). He enjoys being at the Seminary (4:34-5:58). He speaks on how preaching begins with hearing (5:59-6:28). He reiterates from his first lecture that faith is the whisper and preaching the Gospel is the shout; if they are separated, some will see Christianity as a secret and some will see the Gospel as “common chatter” (6:29-11:08). Dr. Craddock discusses that the liveliness of the words of the Bible, especially in the Gospel, preserve the whisper and the shout and that people choose not to listen to these words due to ignorance (11:09-32:27). He speaks about how George Washington and Abraham Lincoln could have lived longer lives if they had received modern surgical practices to express the possibility that if Jesus had not died He might not have asked God to forgive His ignorant crucifers (32:28-34:28). Dr. Craddock recalls the ignorance of a German friend who would have to wake up every morning to pray and sing hymns as part of the Nazi organization (34:29-35:38). He closes with conveying that “before you can shout it, you must hear the whisper” (35:39-37:14). A word of prayer is given (37:15-37:30). A hymn ends the service (37:31-37:42; the hymn is cut abruptly).
(audio quality is poor) Fred B. Craddock, Jr. was Bandy Distinguished Professor of Preaching at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. A word of prayer begins the service (0:00-0:17). Visitors are welcomed and the announcement of this being the third annual of the Adams Lectures is made (0:18-1:47). Dr. Fred Craddock is introduced and his lectures will be on preaching and the practice of ministry (1:48-5:40). The anthem is sung (cut) (5:41-5:45). Dr. Craddock is honored to lecture (5:46-7:26). He informs the congregation that he will be discussing preaching in his lectures, with his first lecture focusing on the forms of biblical material in regards to the nature of preaching (7:27-9:47). He explains that just as architecture plays a role in creating a certain experience so does the shape of words, specifically the lively words of the Bible (9:48-12:00). Dr. Craddock refers to Matthew 10 to convey that preaching is “public whispering” (12:01-14:44). He mentions that gossip in church does not define public whispering (14:45-17:22). Preaching can affect someone’s life positively or negatively, which Dr. Craddock says is frightening (17:23-18:27). If a message is worth hearing, the preacher is worth listening to (18:28-19:31). Dr. Craddock clarifies that preaching is public whispering to the listener because one must “lean forward” to grab on to faith in order to hear the Gospel (19:32-23:24). It is called whispering because not everyone can hear it, not everyone has the “ear of faith” (23:25-26:55). Dr. Craddock speaks on the public opinion of Jesus as the Messiah from Matthew 16 (26:56-31:20; the audio ends abruptly without Dr. Craddock finishing the lecture).
