I believe I'll testify : the art of African American preaching

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Davis Library (4th floor)

Call Number
BV4221 .L37 2011
Status
Available

Stone Center Library

Call Number
BV4221 .L37 2011 c. 2
Status
Available

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Summary

Cleo LaRue is one of the best-loved preachers and writers about preaching. In past volumes, he has brought together great collections of African American preaching to showcase the best preaching from across the country. Here he offers his own insights into what makes for great preaching.

Filled with telling anecdotes, LaRue's book recognizes that while great preaching comes from somewhere, it also must go somewhere, so preachers need to use the most artful language to send the Word on its journey.

Contents

  • Preface p. xi
  • Acknowledgments p. xv
  • 1 One Preacher's Journey p. 1
  • 2 Black Preaching and White Homiletics p. 19
  • 3 Pulpits without Purpose p. 37
  • 4 The Shape of Colored Preaching in the Twenty-first Century p. 47
  • 5 African American Preaching and the Bible p. 57
  • 6 Imagination and the Exegetical Exercise p. 71
  • 7 Why Black Preachers Still Love Artful Language p. 81
  • 8 On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons p. 99
  • 9 How Does One Get Better at the Foolishness of Preaching? p. 123
  • Appendix A Oral Formulas in the Black Culture p. 135
  • Appendix B ôWhat Are You Afraid Of?ö(Matt. 25:14-30) p. 139
  • Notes p. 145
  • Index p. 158

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