Exodus preaching : crafting sermons about justice and hope / Kenyatta R. Gilbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilbert, Kenyatta R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American preaching.

Preaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Nashvilee, Tennessee : The United Methodist Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

Effective preaching during intense social change, racial unrest, and violence.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: Exodus Imagery and Sermonic Performance

Crafting Strategy: Preaching the Exodus Narrative (or Preaching from the Old Testament)

Crafting Strategy: Setting Up the Delayed Hook

Crafting Strategy: Using Metaphors (Think Poetry, Not Prose)

Exercise

Chapter Two: Unmasking Evil and Dethroning Idols

Crafting Strategy: Considering the Lectionary

Crafting Strategy: Preaching on the Prophets

Crafting Strategy: Preparing the Sermon Brief

Chapter Three: Confronting Human Tragedy and Communal Despair

Crafting Strategy: Preaching from the New Testament

Texts for Confronting Human Tragedy and Communal Despair

Crafting Strategy: Decolonizing the Homiletical Mind

Chapter Four: Naming Reality in a Tone-Deaf Culture

Crafting Strategy: Seeing the Bigger Picture

Crafting Strategy: Mapping the Message

Chapter Five: Inventive Speech and Poetic Perceptions

Crafting Strategy: Using Poetry and Literature as Sermon Pre-text or Accent

Crafting Strategy: Delivering Prophetic Messaging in Melodic Meter

Chapter Six: Preaching Jesus "of the Gospels"

Crafting Strategy: Moving from Exploration to Proclamation

Sermon Analysis Using Four Characteristics of Exodus Preaching Paradigm

Exercises.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 10, 2018).

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Other Format:

Online version: Gilbert, Kenyatta R., author. Exodus preaching

ISBN:

1-5018-3258-1

OCLC:

1023552178