EBook on Sermon Plagiarism

David Allen is offering the free eBook, Keys to Avoid Plagiarism in Preaching here.

Sermongate

When The New York Times is reporting about it, you realize that sermon plagiarism is an issue. If nothing else, this high profile case has generated some much needed discussion on the matter.

Plagiarizing Sermons

I have posted on the topic of sermon plagiarism several times over the years and sadly it continues to be a problem. In fact it is probably even bigger now because technology has made it even easier. See this article from Religion News Service.

HT: Scot McKnight

Sermon Plagiarism

In this post, Scot McKnight has some strong condemnation of the practice but also some help on how to avoid it.

Plagiarism, O'Brien, and Preaching

Colin Adam's post, "Preachers, Plagiarism and What to Do with My Peter O’Brien Commentaries" is worth reading, especially his advice on staying on the right side of the line.

Plagiarized Commentaries

I was a bit shocked to see this notice from Eerdmans about plagiarism in some fairly well-known commentaries from a scholar whose work I have used and appreciated. At minimum, it is a reminder of how careful one needs to be in documenting one's sources and writing.

Sermon or Pulpit Plagiarism

Ron Forseth, general editor of SermonCentral.com, has a thoughtful article on the topic of sermon or pulpit plagiarism here.

Sermonic Plagiarism

Scot McKnight makes some helpful observations and comments concerning the practice of plagiarizing sermons. Read it here.

Pulpit Plagiarism

For an insightful article on the controversial topic of “pulpit plagiarism” see Thomas Long’s article at the Preaching Today website.