Preaching During a Pandemic

The Rhetoric of the Black Preaching Tradition, Volume II

Wallis C. Baxter III, Andre E. Johnson, Kimberly P. Johnson, Andre E. Johnson

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781433187537, 9781433187520
• eBook ISBN: 9781433187544
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

Preaching During a Pandemic: The Rhetoric of the Black Preaching Tradition is a two-volume collection of sermons from those who preach within the Black preaching tradition during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By publishing these sermons, the editors address questions such as what were those who preached in the Black preaching tradition sharing with their congregants? How were they incorporating and infusing COVID-19 in their sermons? What shape did the prophetic and priestly sermon take when preaching during a pandemic? Were specific models or types of sermons—womanist, prophetic/liberation, narrative, contemplative, celebrative, expository, thematic, induction, deductive—more frequently employed during a crisis?

Across the two volumes, the editors collate 29 sermons and provide detailed introductions to each book examining the context and themes of the texts in an illuminating and accessible manner. It will make fascinating reading for students and scholars of Communication and Religious Studies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: The Black Pulpit Speaks
• The Work of Christmas: Matthew 2:13–18 (NIV) (Nadine Burton)
• Making an Entrance: Matthew 21:1–12 (NIV) (Darryl Warren Aaron)
• Signs of the Times: Matthew 27:36–37 (NLT) (Tikeisha Harris)
• Trusting When Jesus Sleeps: Mark 4:35–41 (NRSV) (Daryl M. Washington)
• The Bottom of the Mountain: Luke: 9:28–33 (NIV) (DiArron M.)
• I Can’t Breathe: Luke 23:44–46 (NIV) (Tori C. Butler)
• Healing for the Soul: Luke 17:11–19 (NRSV) (Lisa Maxine Goods)
• Stay Woke!: Luke 21:8–9 (NIV) (Kimberly P. Johnson)
• Faith When the Worst Happens: John 11:17–22 (NIV) (Clarence E. Wright)
• The Hope in the Ascension: Acts 1:1–11 (NRSV) (Kyle Stevenson)
• Living with the Unknown: Acts 1:1–11 (NIV) (Lauren Harris)
• God’s Promises are “Yes” and “Amen”: 2 Corinthians 1:3–6, 20 (NIV) (Luc El-Art Severe, J.D.)
• Crisis Contemplation: Philippians 2:1–13 (NRSV) (E. Trey Clark)
• Guess Who?: Revelations 5:1–5 (NRSV) (Nicole Barnes)
• I AM (Ayo M. Morton)
• Contributors
• Series Index