The Sacred Art: Preaching and Theology in the African American Tradition

by Olin P. Moyd

Publisher:

Judson Press

, 2007

Overview

Dr. Moyd surveys the African American preaching tradition and shows that it has been the vehicle by which practical theology has been conveyed to the people in African American congregations. Preachers have proclaimed and interpreted the Word of God, and their preaching has been “the hallmark of hope and the pivot of promise for a pilgrim people.” The author has gathered examples from a number of master African American preachers as illustrations of the way practical theology had provided the content of much of the classic African American preaching of the past and present.

Key Features

• Focuses on the connection between preaching and practical theology
• Surveys the history of black theology
• Explores how practical preaching empowers people

Contents

• Introduction
• History and Promise of Literary Black Theology
• Practical Theology and Practical Preaching
• Preaching the Whole Counsel: Plan, Identity, and God
• Preaching the Whole Counsel: Jesus and the Fire Next Time
• Practical Preaching: Empowering the People
• Preaching and Celebration
• The Future of the God We Preach

Product Details

• Title: The Sacred Art: Preaching and Theology in the African American Tradition
• Author: Olin P. Moyd
• Publisher: Judson Press
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 164
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Resource ID: LLS:SCRDRTMRCNTRDTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2020-10-08T16:16:48Z

About Olin P. Moyd

Olin P. Moyd was the pastor of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church in Baltimore, MD for forty years.

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