Gilbert, Kenyatta R.

The journey and promise of African American preaching / Kenyatta R. Gilbert. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2011. - x, 170 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-165) and index.

The state of African American preaching today -- A venerable yet vanishing tradition -- The trivocal impulse : a call for holistic preaching -- A homiletical plan for recovering one's voice -- Trivocal preaching in African America -- What the church expects, what the village needs.

The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching is a constructive effort to examine the historical contributions of African American preaching, the challenges it faces today, and how it might become a renewed source of healing and strength for at-risk communities and churches. --from publisher description

9780800696276 (alk. paper) 0800696271 (alk. paper)

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African American preaching.
African American preaching.

BV 4221 .G55 2011