Preaching that confronts Confederate monuments : religion and anti-racism in United States politics / David M. Stark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stark, David M., author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost

Series:

T&T Clark Library of Homiletics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers' monuments--Southern States--History.

Soldiers' monuments.

Racism--Religious aspects.

Racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages).

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2025.

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 Theological and Homiletical Reading of the Presence and Preaching of Confederate Monuments

Preaching that De-centers the Presence and Preaching of Confederate Monuments

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

Orality, Monuments, and Meaning-Making

Rhetorical Analysis of Confederate Memorial Dedication Speeches and Resistance Speech

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

Julian Carr's Speech at the Dedication of Silent Sam, 1913

Contemporary Proclamation that Confronts Julian Carr's Silent Sam Speech

5. When the Stones Cry Out Perversely: Preaching that Confronts the Proclamation of Monuments to the Lost Cause, Case Study 2: Richmond, Virginia

Archer Anderson's Speech at the dedication of the Monument to General Robert E. Lee, 1890

Contemporary Proclamation that Confronts Archer Anderson's Dedication Speech

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 brief history of Naming Commissions in the U.S.

Naming Commissions as Institutional Equivocation

Naming Commissions as a Way to Mark Institutional Change

Standing Up: Preaching toward Transformation

7. Preaching Stones, Living Monuments: A Conclusion

(Re)membering Space: Sewanee's Black Heritage Trail

Bringing Monuments Home: A Pilgrimage to the Memorial for Peace and Justice

(Re)Moving Mountains: Sermons Etched on Hand and Heart

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Other Format:

Print version: Stark, David M.. Preaching that confronts Confederate monuments

ISBN:

9780567719836

0567719839

9780567719843

0567719847

Publisher Number:

90103305139

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