| Description |
xvii, 284 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Preaching Black Lives (Matter) is an anthology that asks, "What does it mean to be church where if Black lives matter?" Prophetic imagination would have us see a future in which all Christians would be free of the soul-warping belief and practice of racism. This collection of reflections is an incisive look into that future today. It explains why preaching about race is important in the elimination of racism in the church and society, and how preaching has the ability to transform hearts. While programs, protests, conferences, and laws are all important and necessary, less frequently discussed is the role of the church, specifically the Anglican Church and Episcopal Church, in ending systems of injustice. The ability to preach from the pulpit is mandatory for every person, clergy or lay, regardless of race, who has the responsibility to spread the gospel. For there's a saying in the Black church, "If it isn't preached from the pulpit, it isn't important.""-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Beginning words / Kwasi Thornell -- Introduction to Preaching Black Lives (Matter) / Gayle Fisher-Stewart -- Part I. Preaching Black Lives Matter : -- 1. Introduction : Is there a word from the Lord / Gayle Fisher-Stewart -- 2. Just a few thoughts (questions, really) on race / Paul Roberts Abernathy -- 3. Christmas : a season of peace? / Nathan D. Baxter -- 4. Demons / Tempie D. Beaman -- 5. Anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in British North America / Walter Brownridge -- 6. Disturb us, O Lord / Marlene Eudora Forrest -- 7. Strategies of resistance / Wilda C. Gafney -- 9. Listening for Black lives : asermon to myself and my white colleagues / Peter Jarrett-Schell -- 9. The pilgrimage / Rebecca S. Myers -- 10. Which is it? the Tower of Babel or the new commandment / Kevin C. Pinckney -- 11. Samaritan Sunday / Gene Robinson -- 12. What does the Lord require? / Glenice Robinson-Como -- 13. The wall of whiteness / Cara Rockhill -- 14. The absent God / Rob Stephens -- Part II. Advocating for Black Lives : -- 15. From the trenches : advocating for Black Lives (Matter) / Gayle Fisher-Stewart -- 16. Activists and churches / Jennifer Amuzie -- 17. Our duty to preach #BlackLivesMatter / Claudia Marion Allen -- 18. Why are we so white : being a Black bishop in a diocese that wants to dismantle racism / Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows -- 19. Real presence and how it makes Black lives matter (Black LGBTQ) / Antonio J. Baxter -- 20. Leading as if Black congregations matter / Mariann Edgar Budde -- 21. I'm searching / Kevin Burdet -- 22. A call for the church to embrace all, unconditionally / Nicole D. -- 23. Multicultural or multiracial? / Gayle Fisher-Stewart -- 24. Drinking the Kool-aid / Morgan G. Harding -- 25. From the protest line : Why are you there? / James C. Harrington -- 26. Following Jesus while Black / Vincent Powell Harris -- 27. Preaching from the margins / F. Willis Johnson -- 28. Why are you throwing yourself on this fire? / Mike Kinman -- 29. I am a white guy / Steve Lawler -- 30. Church and trauma / Charles Michael Livingston Jr. -- 31. Between the pews / Monai Lowe -- 32. Welcoming or what? / Sandra T. Montes -- 33. Acknowledging white privilege / Deniray Mueller -- 34 Books and their covers / Jamie Samilio -- 35. From blackface to Black Panther : the impact of pop culture in the Black Lives Matter movement / Shayna J. Watson -- 36. Adventism and white supremacy / Alissa Williams -- Part III. Teaching for Black Lives : -- 37. Can I be Black and Episcopalian? / Gayle Fisher-Stewart -- 38. Transformative theological education when race matters : the work our soul must do / Kelly Brown Douglas -- 39. Travel for Black lives / Gayle Fisher-Stewart : -- Four days in Alabama / Staci L. Burkey -- A reflection / Laura Evans -- Reflections on our pilgrimage to Alabama / Ginny Klein -- Reflecting / MaryBeth Ingram -- Alabama / Judith Rhedin -- Pilgrimage / Ruth McMeekin Skjerseth -- A journey / Carolyne Starek -- 40. The pain of racism / Charles D. Fowler III -- 41. Black history / Rebecca Steele -- 43. The browning of theological education / Frank A. Thomas |
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Preaching.
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Racism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Sermons.
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Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Sermons.
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Anglican Communion -- Sermons.
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Episcopal Church -- Sermons.
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Episcopal Church. (OCoLC)fst00533119
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Anglican Communion -- Sermons.
(OCoLC)fst01424528
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Preaching. (OCoLC)fst01074813
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Sermons. (OCoLC)fst01113216
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| Added Author |
Fisher-Stewart, Gayle, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Preaching Black lives (matter) New York, NY : Church Publishing, 2020. 9781640652576 (DLC) 2020013562 |
| ISBN |
9781640652569 (paperback) |
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1640652566 (paperback) |
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9781640652576 (epub) |
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