Margaret Cooling is the author of over forty books. For many years her speciality has been on using the arts to communicate Christianity within the field of education and has done worked with both the National Gallery and the BBC on the topic. She has been a lay preacher for over thirty years, and recently completed a PhD in homiletics at Durham University.

• Acknowledgements viiIllustrations viiiIntroduction 11. Show and Plot 32. A Constellation of Characteristics 173. Embodiment and the Language of Earth 334. Art and the Sermon 505. Every Picture Tells a Story? 646. Creating Sermons that Show 777. Issues, Beginnings and Endings 928. The Language of Showing 1099. A Big Issue 12410. Imagination 13611. Interpretation 15312. Knowing 16413. Where is the Application? 17814. Theological Foundations 19615. Sermons and Commentary 207Concluding Thoughts 236Index of Bible References 237Index of Names and Subjects 241

"Theologically grounded, drawing widely from art and contemporary culture, Margaret Cooling offers preachers new inspiration with a plethora of rich practical examples. She takes the bible with the utmost seriousness, and equips preachers to speak into situations messy and unresolved. Eminently, readable and rich; this book is a must for every preacher’s bookshelf and every homiletic course reading list. Simply brilliant!"