Publication

2013 - Peter Lang Publishing, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

23,750 words, Guess

Page Count

95 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC251.0082
  • LCCBT83.9 .A45 2013

Description

The sermon is a major theological voice in the Black church; it carries enormous influence and is traditionally and predominantly a Christian-based theoretical construct. Through the sermon, the preacher negotiates the contours of African American sacred and secular culture. The congregation is invited to examine social morals and values according to the faith claims of the sermon. Toward a Womanist Homiletic builds on the work of Katie G. Cannon and Alice Walker to offer a womanist paradigm for analyzing the sermons of Black women and proposes the content of a womanist homiletic. This womanist homiletic is a foundational construct that includes an examination of theological language, the insights on the 'trans-rational' nature of preaching and the function of embodiment and performed identity in preaching. It also includes insights from a womanist critique of language in Black preaching, particularly the prevalence of derogatory language about women in the sacred rhetoric of Black preaching.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial studies in religion, culture, and social development -- Vol. 13

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