Preaching That Confronts Confederate Monuments : Religion, Anti-Racism, and United States Politics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stark, David M., author.

Series:

T&T Clark Library of Homiletics.

T&T Clark Library of Homiletics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lost Cause mythology--United States.

Lost Cause mythology.

Preaching.

Soldiers' monuments--Social aspects--Southern States.

Soldiers' monuments.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Draws on Confederate monuments as a preaching presence and site of contested speech to suggest localized strategies for transformative anti-racist preaching.

Contents:

Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction a. Confederate Monuments and the Church b. Confederate Monuments within U.S. monumental culture c. Preaching and Monuments d. Preaching Monuments 2. Moving Mountains: De-centering the Presence and Preaching of Confederate Monuments a. A Theological and Homiletical Reading of the Presence and Preaching of Confederate Monuments b. Preaching that De-centers the Presence and Preaching of Confederate Monuments c. Moving Mountains: Preaching as Collaboration with Monument Removal, Relocation, and Recontextualization 3. When the Stones Cry Out Perversely: Preaching that Confronts the Proclamation of Monuments to the Lost Cause a. Orality, Monuments, and Meaning-Making b. Rhetorical Analysis of Confederate Memorial Dedication Speeches and Resistance Speech c. Preaching to Confront Monuments to the Lost Cause 4. When the Stones Cry Out Perversely: Preaching that Confronts the Proclamation of Monuments to the Lost Cause, Case Study 1: Chapel Hill, North Carolina a. Julian Carr's Speech at the Dedication of Silent Sam, 1913 b. Contemporary Proclamation that Confronts Julian Carr's Silent Sam Speech c. Preaching to Confront Monuments to the Lost Cause 5. When the Stones Cry Out Perversely: Preaching that Confronts the Proclamation of Monuments to the Lost Cause, Case Study 2: Richmond, Virginia a. Archer Anderson's Speech at the dedication of the Monument to General Robert E. Lee, 1890 b. Contemporary Proclamation that Confronts Archer Anderson's Dedication Speech c. Preaching to Confront Monuments to the Lost Cause d. Homiletical Reflection: Preaching as Confrontation and Change Agent 6. Standing up to Nebuchadnezzar's Statues: What Naming Commissions Can Teach Preachers about Confronting White Supremacy a. A brief history of Naming Commissions in the U.S. b. Naming Commissions as Institutional Equivocation c. Naming Commissions as a Way to Mark Institutional Change d. Standing Up: Preaching toward Transformation 7. Preaching Stones, Living Monuments: A Conclusion a. (Re)membering Space: Sewanee's Black Heritage Trail b. Bringing Monuments Home: A Pilgrimage to the Memorial for Peace and Justice c. (Re)Moving Mountains: Sermons Etched on Hand and Heart Bibliography Index

ISBN:

0-567-71982-0

0-567-71983-9

0-567-71984-7

OCLC:

1537949542