| 词条 | Richard F. Ward |
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Richard Finley Ward (born September 19, 1951) is an American storyteller and the Fred B. Craddock Professor of Preaching at Phillips Theological Seminary. EducationWard was born in Conway, South Carolina to Rev. Dalton L. Ward and Dr. Marjory Goldfinch Ward.[1] He graduated from Colonial Heights High School in 1969[2] and in 1973 graduated magna cum laude from Oklahoma Baptist University with a B.A. in speech and drama. He went on to get an M.F.A. in drama at Trinity University. He worked in various theatrical productions, and also graduated summa cum laude from Christian Theological Seminary in 1980 with an M.A. In 1987 he became a doctor of philosophy from Northwestern University in the school of speech with a Ph.D. in Performance Studies. After serving in Methodist churches, In 1989 he became an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.[3] ActivismLately Ward has stirred up controversy in his community by showing his support of the LGBT acceptance movement.[4] Teaching career
StorytellingHe is a member of the Academy of Homiletics and the International Network of Storytelling. In his book, Speaking of the Holy, he walks his readers through the process of performing a biblical text and shows how to view the sermon as an act of communication and art.[8] While at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, he gave storytelling workshops and classes. The storytelling workshops were sometimes offered free of charge in order to give the broader Denver community a chance to experience the art of storytelling in an exciting and affordable way. Working also with the Swallow Hill Music Association in Denver,[9] he became a strong advocate for storytelling both locally and nationally. He is also known for working in his love of ornithology into his stories, often using extended metaphor and simile.[10] He made two guest appearances on the Chicago Sunday Evening Club's show 30 Good Minutes. "30 Good Minutes is an award-winning weekly broadcast on WTTW Channel 11 (PBS Chicago) and in syndication in other U.S. cities."[11] On this show he preached his sermon, "In Memory of Her" and "Go Deeper? Are you Serious, Jesus?" He has travelled across the country delivering sermons, telling stories and leading workshops.[12] Books
References1. ^In Memory of Her from http://www.csec.org 2. ^http://www.zoominfo.com 3. ^http://www.richardfward.com 4. ^http://www.lgbtqnation.com/tag/in-memoriam/ 5. ^http://www.chalicepress.com 6. ^http://www.chalicepress.com/Author.aspx?AuthorID=1024 7. ^http://www.rmcucc.org/Rocky Mountain conference of the United Church of Christ 8. ^Speaking of the Holy, 2001. 9. ^http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/about06/about.htm 10. ^http://www.richardfward.com 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.csec.org/about.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-02-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207074858/http://csec.org/about.htm |archivedate=2009-02-07 |df= }} 12. ^http://www.chalicepress.com 13. ^http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:viA6Rb2F2y0J:www.pcusa.org/pcnews/pressreleases/ppc09006.htm/ PC USA Press Release External links
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