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A community text arises : a literate text and a literacy tradition in African-American churches / Beverly J. Moss.
Van Pelt Library LC2778.L34 M67 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moss, Beverly J.
- Series:
- Language & social processes
- Language and social processes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Education.
- African Americans.
- African American churches.
- Literacy--United States.
- Literacy.
- Church work.
- United States.
- Church work--United States.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 177 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cresskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Literacy in African American Churches: A Conversation Between the Academy and the Church Begins 1
- A Divine Moment 1
- Views Within the Academy 2
- Views Within African-American Churches 4
- Literacy as Social Process 6
- Negotiating the Sites of Tension 12
- 1. African-American Church as Community 17
- Situating the African-American Church 18
- Church as Community 20
- The Role of the Minister in the African-American Church 23
- The Role of the Sermon in African-American Churches 25
- The Sermon Genre as a Speech Event: Rhetorical Aims 26
- 2. Entering the Communities 31
- Entering Reverend M.'s Church Community 32
- Reverend M. 33
- Preparing the Sermon 34
- Reverend M.'s Church 37
- Literacy Events Surrounding the Sermon 39
- Reverend M.'s Texts 41
- Entering Dr. N.'s Church Community 44
- Dr. N. 45
- Preparing the Sermon 46
- Dr. N.'s Church 48
- Literacy Events Surrounding the Sermon 49
- Dr. N.'s Texts 51
- Entering Reverend P.'s Church Community 52
- Reverend P. 53
- Preparing the Sermon 55
- Reverend P.'s Church 57
- Literacy Events Surrounding the Sermon 59
- Reverend P.'s Texts 59
- 3. Creating a Community Within the Sermons 63
- Constructing a Community Identity: Identifying With the People 64
- "We, Us, Our": Becoming One Community 66
- Collective "I" 73
- Shared Knowledge: "Bring It To Me In a Cup I Can Recognize" 80
- "Speaking the Language of the People": Code Switching 82
- Shared Knowledge, Collaboration, and Dialogue 89
- Extending Boundaries Through Shared Knowledge 92
- "He Sure Can Preach!" 99
- 4. Broadening the Community Boundaries Through the Text: Reverend M. in a New Congregation 101
- A New Church 103
- Entering a New Church: The Dialogue Continues 104
- Shared Expectations and Shared Knowledge 106
- The Role of the Narrative: Telling Stories 114
- Interweaving Song and Sermon: Intertextuality in the Church 127
- 5. The Emergence of a Community Text 137
- The Blurring of Boundaries 137
- Shifts in Point of View 141
- "Whose Text Is It?" 142
- Exploring the Roles of Oral and Written Texts 146
- Intertextual Relationships 147
- Rhetorical Appeals in African-American Sermons 149
- An Alternative Model of a Literate Text 152
- Implications for Literacy Learning: Sites of Negotiation 153
- Sites of Common Ground 155
- Implications for Pedagogy 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1572733950
- 1572733969
- OCLC:
- 47717894
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