International Journal of Homiletics vol 1 no 1 Preaching in Transition A Homiletic Perspective from Latin America and Brazil Júlio Cézar Adam Abstract The purpose of this article is to reflect on homiletics and Christian preaching in the context of Latin America, in the current times of transition. In order to provide a better understanding of the approach, initially aspects of the Latin American religious and cultural context will be analyzed. Then there will be considerations on aspects of the development of Christian preaching, creating a space to think about the relationship between Christian preaching and theologies that are relevant to the context, such as liberation theology. Finally a few challenges to Christian preaching in times of transition will be pointed out. Due to the delimitation of the article, it will focus on the homiletic development of the historical Protestant churches on the continent, above all in the Brazilian context. Introduction “Preaching does not consist essentially in communicating new ideas, but in re-telling a story, that of the grace of God in our salvation, and hoping that God will speak and act again through this story.” 1 Reflection on Christian preaching in times of transition based on and in the context of Latin America and Brazil requires a precise delimitation and conscious choice of particular aspects. It is impossible to talk about preaching in times of transition without saying something about the religious context or about aspects of Christian preaching in this context. Therefore I have divided this article into the following parts: first I will broadly discuss the religious context of Latin America and the relation of religion with the Latin America and Brazilian cultures themselves; then I will discuss aspects of the development of Christian preaching, creating a space to think about the relationship between preaching and liberation theology; and finally I will point out some challenges to Christian preaching in times of transition. The study will focus on Christian preaching, its form and content, in the historical Protestant churches of the continent, taking the Brazilian context as its main reference. 1 Juan Stam, Fundamentos teológicos de la predicación, in: Y el Verbo se hizo carne. Desafíos actuales a la predicación evangélica en la América, ed. Amós López Rubio, La Habana 2010, 13f.