Martin Luther King in the African American preaching tradition / Valentino Lassiter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lassiter, Valentino, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

King, Martin Luther.

African American preaching--History.

African American preaching.

History.

Physical Description:

123 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cleveland, OH : Pilgrim Press, [2001]

Summary:

Valentino Lassiter has cast "spiritual breads" upon the waters with this compelling comparison of the historic tradition of African American preaching and the overwhelming spiritual preaching of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King in the African American Preaching Tradition details preaching by slave preachers to present day preachers. More importantly, it shows how King's sermon content was "cut from the same loaf" as those preachers who preached justice and God's assurance in the 1600s.

Lassiter has written a book that will be an important resource for pastors, seminarians, and those who are interested in the never-ending fascination with dynamic African American preaching.

Contents:

1. Early Castings Primitive Forms and Constructs of the African American Preaching Tradition 13

2. Attributes of the Vocal "Bread of Heaven" African American Sermonic Peculiarities 28

3. Cutting from the "Same Loaf" King and African American Preaching 43

4. Same Bread

Different Souls Homiletical Tasks and Existential Challenges of Preaching Today 75

5. Preaching for Today 92.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-123).

ISBN:

0829814337

OCLC:

47443811