This work provides fresh insights into the relationship between preaching and ethics, and a challenging moral vision for the contemporary church. Moving beyond a narrow focus on moral decision-making or social issues sermons, Campbell argues that the particular ethic of non-violent resistance is intrinsic to the practice of preaching and shapes the moral life of the church. Employing three dimensions of character ethics - vision, practices and virtues - the book explores the ways in which preachers can build up their churches as a community of resistance.