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Journal articles on the topic "African American preaching"

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Mitchell, Henry H. "African-American Preaching." Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 51, no. 4 (October 1997): 371–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002096439605100404.

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The powerful preaching of the African-American pulpit has great value for the wider church. The cross-cultural enrichment of today's preaching will contribute to the survival and revival of America's many faltering mainline churches.

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Johnson, Carlton D. "Grave Preaching: Homiletical Violence in the Face of Grief." Theology Today 81, no. 1 (April 2024): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00405736241226874.

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The myth of the African American's ability to separate ourselves from our pain was born amidst the unprecedented violence and innumerable deaths of the Transatlantic Slave trade. It continued throughout the three centuries of enslavement of people of African descent in America. In America, there is still a societal, as well as medical, expectation, that African Americans avoid deep acknowledgment of trauma, grief, and mourning. In an ecology of massive and ongoing health disparities (resulting in death) and sustained violence against African Americans, some African American preachers, and the churches they pastor, abide treatment of grief as a matter that should be given limited attention and moved beyond quickly. A combination of historical research and qualitative ethnography was used to identify past and present-day practices. A series of in-person interviews provided revelations as well as affirmation of the impact of these preaching and pastoral practices. Among African Americans interviewed and studied who experience preaching and the type of pastoral care that supports “a theology of expedient mourning,” many shared that their church did not provide the space and support needed to adequately grieve their losses. My research revealed how the notion of truncated bereavement has influenced harsher realities beyond the walls of the church, even to the hallways of corporate America. A modified proclamation about the importance of adequate support during individual as well as communal grief and mourning is needed for survivors to (re)consider the African American church a place of refuge and healing.

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Croft, Wayne E. "The Soul of Black Preaching." Theology Today 81, no. 1 (April 2024): 35–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00405736241226867.

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This article explores the richness of African American preaching. It contends that preaching is central in African American worship and interweaves aspects of African traditional religion. It reviews certain theological and rhetorical characteristics of Black preaching, such as poetic storytelling, call and response, rhythm, and musical sound. This article further contends that the soul of Black preaching is both an art and a discipline. It is also a historical, life-giving, and empowering entity, reflecting a rich tapestry of culture, communication, inspiration, faith, and empowerment within the African American religious tradition.

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Britt, Erica. "“Can the church say amen”: Strategic uses of black preaching style at the State of the Black Union." Language in Society 40, no. 2 (March 16, 2011): 211–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0047404511000042.

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AbstractThis study provides a qualitative examination of African American Language (AAL) in use and explores the interaction between phonological, syntactic, and rhetorical features of AAL and situational factors related to event structuring, speaker goals, and audience composition. Data for this research is derived from the speech of four prominent African Americans who spoke during the 2008 State of the Black Union. Analysis of their speech suggests that switches to black preaching style help speakers to redefine their relationship with audience members. Overall, shifts in style correspond to shifts in interactional framework, suggesting that black preaching style allows the speakers in this study to temporarily cloak themselves with the status and respect associated with black preachers, providing a favorable context for the reception of their message while allowing for the display of their ethnic affiliation with the black community. (African American Language, style, audience design, rights and obligations, black preaching)*

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Latimore, David G. "Search for the Soul of Black Preaching." Theology Today 81, no. 1 (April 2024): 5–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00405736241236828.

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This article examines Black preaching as a vital force in African American communities, offering a powerful testament to resilience, spiritual enlightenment, and social transformation. Black preaching emerges as a beacon of hope and resistance amidst oppressive conditions, weaving together theological insight, cultural richness, and communal resilience. Through a rich historical lens, the article explores the performative and substantive dimensions of Black preaching, highlighting its capacity to navigate complex theological and social realities. While acknowledging moments of complicity and challenge within Black preaching, this article emphasizes its enduring legacy as a catalyst for liberation and justice. Ultimately, Black preaching emerges as a dynamic expression of faith, embodying the enduring struggle for dignity, justice, and freedom within the African American experience.

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Mumford, Debra J. "Prosperity Gospel and African American Prophetic Preaching." Review & Expositor 109, no. 3 (August 2012): 365–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003463731210900305.

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Munford, Debra J. "The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching." Theology Today 68, no. 4 (January 2012): 493–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0040573611424371b.

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Neal, Ronald B. "Savior of the Race: The Messianic Burdens of Black Masculinity." Exchange 42, no. 1 (2013): 51–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1572543x-12341250.

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Abstract This paper is concerned with the messianic construction of manhood within African American communities in North America and its normative imprint in shaping and measuring masculinity among African Americans. In this essay, messianic manhood is treated as a utopian construction of masculinity that is found in liberal and conservative constructions of Protestant Christianity. In examining this tradition of manhood, representative messianic men are interrogated who have participated in and have been shaped by this tradition. Overall, messianic manhood is inconceivable apart from an oral tradition of preaching and singing where the person of Jesus is understood as Lord, savior, and ally of the oppressed.

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Chandler, Diane J. "African American Spirituality: Through Another Lens." Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care 10, no. 2 (November 2017): 159–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/193979091701000205.

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African American spirituality provides a rich lens into the heart and soul of the black church experience, often overlooked in the Christian spiritual formation literature. By addressing this lacuna, this essay focuses on three primary shaping qualities of history: the effects of slavery, the Civil Rights Movement under Dr. Martin Luther King's leadership, and the emergence of the Black Church. Four spiritual practices that influence African American spirituality highlight the historical and cultural context of being “forged in the fiery furnace,” including worship, preaching and Scripture, the community of faith and prayer, and community outreach. The essay concludes by recognizing four areas of the lived experiences of African Americans from which the global church can glean: (1) persevering in pain and suffering, (2) turning to God for strength, (3) experiencing a living and passionate faith, and (4) affirming God's intention for freedom and justice to be afforded to every individual.

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WHARRY, CHERYL. "Amen and Hallelujah preaching: Discourse functions in African American sermons." Language in Society 32, no. 2 (February 25, 2003): 203–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0047404503322031.

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Numerous discourse markers have been examined in conversation and lecture contexts, but research is sparse on markers in the sermon genre and on the religious discourse communities in which sermons occur. This article examines discourse marker functions of sermonic expressions frequent in performed African American sermons (e.g. Amen, Hallelujah, Praise God). Functions identified include those of textual boundary marker, spiritual maintenance filler, rhythmic marker, and the infrequent call-response marker. Results support the importance of the role that culture (here, African oral tradition) plays in sermon performance.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "African American preaching"

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Wesley, Howard-John. "Prescriptive preaching preaching to the next generation of Black churchgoers /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Wilbert, Timothy J. "A program to train African-American ministers in biblical preaching." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Hines, Evan Charles. "Let the church say amen celebrating congregational response and identity by reclaiming African American preaching /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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McLendon, Howard A. "Postmodern homiletics and authority in the African American preaching tradition." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Moldovan, Russel John. "The social preaching of Martin Luther King, Jr." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Kaufman, Montez Lennard. "Preaching as pastoral care as a guest preacher in the African American tradition." Chicago, IL : McCormick Theological Seminary, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.102-0107.

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Snowden, Bernard J. "A rhetorical analysis of the preaching style of Albert Louis Patterson Jr. with application for black homiletics." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Asberry, Robert Lee. "A rhetorical analysis of the preaching style of three African-American preachers with application for black homiletics." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Seay, Nancy Parker. "Elderly African American Clergywomen as Community and Educational Resources." Connect to full text in OhioLINK ETD Center, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=toledo1262958506.

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Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Toledo, 2009.
Typescript. "Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for The Master of Education in Educational Theory and Social Foundations." "A thesis entitled"--at head of title. Bibliography: leaves 97-104.

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Hills, Franklin Jr. "The Middle-Class Religious Ideology and the Underclass Struggle: A Growing Divide in Black Religion." Scholar Commons, 2006. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3833.

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The trajectory of religious phenomena has been to give a reflective, yet formative understanding of the ethos endemic to a culture. Pursuant to this thought, the ethos of African American religion can rightfully be described as a religious sociological construct, mired in a myriad of changes. These changes have had a profound effect on how African Americans relate to their God, their world, and themselves. The chief aim of this enterprise is to chronicle the transformation of Black Religion in the United States, noting the social and economic factors that served synergistically to formulate its current mission. I conclude that the advancements made during the Civil Rights Era have served as an impetus, within the past thirty years, that has resulted in a shift in the mission of Black Religion. I contend that this shift is away from the traditional communal appeal to a more individualistic appeal that substantiates middle-class African American religious ideology. I further contend that the rise of the African American middle-class religious ideology has contributed to the perpetual state of the African American underclass as illustrated in Black Religion. In undertaking this effort, I have drawn from an assortment of books and articles in addition to church literature, audio sermons, and personal interviews. In establishing a premise for this argument, this thesis will explore the religious modus vivendi of early slaves. The Black Church was born out of the need to combat the atrocities and vicissitudes that were directly and indirectly a result of slavery. Slavery, therefore, provides a meaningful basis in which to begin to understand the embryonic stage of the church. After examining the formative years of Black Religion, I will then construct a cogent argument as to how the Civil Rights Movement employed Black Religion as a tool to empower the Black community, thus appealing to the community. I will then proceed to compare how Black Religion was employed during the Civil Rights Era to how it is employed presently. This comparison will provide the premise for my argument.

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Books on the topic "African American preaching"

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Thomas, Emil. Preaching for blackself-esteem. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.

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H, Mitchell Henry, ed. Preaching for black self-esteem. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.

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Joe, Aldred, ed. Preaching with power: Sermons by Black preachers. London: Cassell, 1998.

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Moyd, Olin P. Preaching and practical theology: An African American perspective. Nashville: Townsend Press, 1994.

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Taylor, Gardner C. Our sufficiency is of God: Essays on preaching in honor of Gardner C. Taylor. Macon, Ga: Mercer University Press, 2010.

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1945-, Troeger Thomas H., ed. The hum: Call and response in African American preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995.

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Jones, Amos. As you go preach!: Dynamics of sermon building and preaching in the Black church. Nashville, Tenn: Bethlehem Book, 1996.

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1953-, LaRue Cleophus James, ed. More power in the pulpit: How America's most effective Black preachers prepare their sermons. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009.

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Moss, Otis. Preach!: The power and purpose behind our praise. Cleveland, Ohio: Pilgrim Press, 2012.

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Stewart, Carlyle Fielding. Joy songs, trumpet blasts, and hallelujah shouts!: Sermons in the African-American preaching tradition. Lima, Ohio: CSS Pub. Co., 1997.

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Book chapters on the topic "African American preaching"

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"Trivocal Preaching in African America." In The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching, 109–30. 1517 Media, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt22nm9qh.9.

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Mitchell, Henry H. "African-American Preaching: The Future of a Rich Tradition." In A Reader on Preaching, 195–203. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315263748-29.

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"The State of African American Preaching Today." In The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching, 19–32. 1517 Media, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt22nm9qh.5.

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Pitts, Walter F. "“I Want to Be at the Meeting”: A History of Afro-Baptist Speech and Hymnody." In Old Ship of Zion, 59–90. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195075090.003.0004.

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Abstract Recent studies of the origins of the black preaching style have linked it to West African forms of public declamation and recitation. One scholar of Black Vernacular English writes that in light of Negro Caribbean and Guyanese preaching styles, “one could hypothesize that the preaching style was used by Blacks [in the United States] and later spread to white culture” (Vaughn-Cooke 1972: 30). In comparing Caribbean and black North American styles of preaching, another social scientist suggests that the manner in which black preachers deliver their sermons is essentially African: “Afro-American preaching is more similar to the transplanted African religious rites found throughout the Caribbean and in Brazil” (Gumperz 1982: 189).

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"3. Selling to the souls of black folk: the commodification of African American sermons." In Preaching on Wax, 62–90. New York University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814707999.003.0009.

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"Conclusion: Let the record play! communication and continuity in African American religion and culture." In Preaching on Wax, 169–74. New York University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814707999.003.0013.

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"Conclusion: Let the Record Play! Communication and Continuity in African American Religion and Culture." In Preaching on Wax, 169–74. New York University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814708125.003.0013.

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"3. Selling to the Souls of Black Folk: The Commodification of African American Sermons." In Preaching on Wax, 62–90. New York University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814708125.003.0009.

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Gilbert, Kenyatta R. "Prophetic Preaching and Theological Reflection." In T&T Clark Handbook of African American Theology. T&T Clark, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780567675477.ch-020.

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"Front Matter." In The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching, i—vi. 1517 Media, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt22nm9qh.1.

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