Book of the Week from the Hood Library

Sundays in New York: Pulpit Theology at the Crest of the Protestant Mainstream
by William B. Lawrence

A fascinating exploration of the relationship between theology and preaching that examines the careers of four enormously influential, twentieth-century New York City preachers.

Lawrence focuses on Ralph W. Sockman (Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church - later to be renamed Christ Church), Harry Emerson Fosdick (Riverside Church), Paul Scherer (Holy Trinity Lutheran Church - also known today as the “Ghostbusters Church”), and George Buttrick (Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church), whose sermons reached leaders in culture, commerce, and government across the United States.

You can find “Sundays in New York”—and thousands of other books to borrow in the Hood Library. Please pop in on a Sunday morning before worship or during fellowship hour to browse, chat, and find your next read!