Sermons and Preaching Texts

Genres of Christian preaching, including the homily that follows a scripture reading, the sermon, and the medieval treatises and manuals that taught preachers how to compose and deliver sermons. A genre belongs here when its cited article describes it as preaching or as instruction in preaching. It excludes prayer books and liturgical books, which sit with the liturgical group, church letters and rules, and the lives of saints. These genres are tied together by their purpose, which is to address a congregation or to teach a preacher the craft, so a genre is placed here by the purpose its cited article gives for it.