Full Description
Preaching During a Pandemic: The Rhetoric of the Black Preaching Tradition is a two-volume collection of sermons from those who preach within the Black preaching tradition during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By publishing these sermons, the editors address questions such as what were those who preached in the Black preaching tradition sharing with their congregants? How were they incorporating and infusing COVID-19 in their sermons? What shape did the prophetic and priestly sermon take when preaching during a pandemic? Were specific models or types of sermons—womanist, prophetic/liberation, narrative, contemplative, celebrative, expository, thematic, induction, deductive—more frequently employed during a crisis?
Across the two volumes, the editors collate 29 sermons and provide detailed introductions to each book examining the context and themes of the texts in an illuminating and accessible manner. It will make fascinating reading for students and scholars of Communication and Religious Studies.
Contents
Acknowledgments - Introduction: The Black Pulpit Speaks - Nadine Burton: The Work of Christmas: Matthew 2:13-18 (NIV) - Darryl Warren Aaron: Making an Entrance: Matthew 21:1-12 (NIV) - Tikeisha Harris: Signs of the Times: Matthew 27:36-37 (NLT) - Daryl M. Washington: Trusting When Jesus Sleeps: Mark 4:35-41 (NRSV) - DiArron M.: The Bottom of the Mountain: Luke: 9:28-33 (NIV) - Tori C. Butler: I Can't Breathe: Luke 23:44-46 (NIV) - Lisa Maxine Goods: Healing for the Soul: Luke 17:11-19 (NRSV) - Kimberly P. Johnson: Stay Woke!: Luke 21:8-9 (NIV) - Clarence E. Wright: Faith When the Worst Happens: John 11:17-22 (NIV) - Kyle Stevenson: The Hope in the Ascension: Acts 1:1-11 (NRSV) - Lauren Harris: Living with the Unknown: Acts 1:1-11 (NIV) - Luc El-Art Severe, J.D.: God's Promises are "Yes" and "Amen": 2 Corinthians 1:3-6, 20 (NIV) - E. Trey Clark: Crisis Contemplation: Philippians 2:1-13 (NRSV) - Nicole Barnes: Guess Who?: Revelations 5:1-5 (NRSV) - Ayo M. Morton: I AM - Contributors.
