Dr. Campbell’s work focuses on the biblical, theological, and ethical dimensions of preaching. He is specifically interested in the Christological and apocalyptic aspects of preaching, the role of preaching in relation to the “principalities and powers,” and contemporary homiletical theory.
His publications include The Scandal of the Gospel: Preaching and the Grotesque (Westminster John Knox, 2021), 1 Corinthians, (Westminster John Knox Belief Series; 2018), Preaching Fools: The Gospel as a Rhetoric of Folly (with Johan Cilliers; 2012); The Word Before the Powers: An Ethic of Preaching (2002); The Word on the Street: Performing the Scriptures in the Urban Context, (with Stanley P. Saunders; 2000); and Preaching Jesus: New Directions for Homiletics in Hans Frei’s Postliberal Theology (1997).
He is past president of the Academy of Homiletics.
Recommendations
- Mikhail Bakhtin, Rabelais and His World
- Catherine A. Brekus, Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845
- Jacqueline Bussie, The Laughter of the Oppressed: Ethical and Theological Resistance in Wiesel, Morrison, and Endo
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov and “The Dream of a Ridiculous Man”
- Anna Carter Florence, Preaching as Testimony
- Lewis Hyde, Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art
- William Stringfellow, An Ethic for Christians and Other Aliens in a Strange Land
News and Stories
Charles Campbell Honored with Homiletics Lifetime Achievement Award
Campbell was honored by the Academy of Homiletics for his lifetime of work focusing on the biblical, theological, and ethical dimensions of preaching.
Selected Publications
- Preaching Jesus: New Directions for Homiletics in Hans Frei's Postliberal Theology.
Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1997.
Reprint, Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2006.
Korean Translation. Translated by Seung-Jin Lee. Seoul, South Korea: Christian Literature Crusade, 2001. - The Word on the Street: Performing the Scriptures in the Urban Context. With Stanley P. Saunders.
Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000.
Reprint, Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2006. - The Word Before the Powers: An Ethic of Preaching.
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.
Korean Translation. Translated by Unyong Kim. (forthcoming) - Preaching Fools: The Gospel as a Rhetoric of Folly. With Johan Cilliers.
Waco: Baylor University Press, 2012.
Korean Translation. Translated by Daejin Kim. Seoul, South Korea: Christian Literature Crusade, 2014.
German Translation. Translated by Dietrich Eichenberg. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt GmbH (forthcoming, 2015) - 1 Corinthians.
Westminster John Knox Belief Series, 2018.
Recent Courses
- Principalities, Powers, and Preaching
- Variety in Preaching: Theory and Practice
- Preaching at the End of the World: Proclaiming Paul’s Apocalyptic Gospel
- Preaching Old Testament
- Women Preaching