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Preaching Justice
Preaching Justice brings together eight very diverse voices from eight distinct cultural/ethnic communities, challenging them to articulate the specific justice concerns, issues, and passions that give rise to a preaching ministry within the their own community and beyond. Theological analyses are offered by theses persons representing their particular communities: Kathy Black - persons with disabilities Martin Brokenieg - Native Americans Teresa Fry Brown - African Americans Eleazar Fernandez - Filipino Americans Justo Gonzalez - Hispanics Eunjoo Mary Kim - Korean Americans Stacy Offner - Jews Christine Marie Smith - lesbians and gays This volume offers a rare vision of what transforms preaching might sound and look like, and urges that all preaching - whatever community it comes from, whatever community it hopes to reach - be grounded in the sacred acts of listening and knowing.
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Preaching Justice
Preaching Justice brings together eight very diverse voices from eight distinct cultural/ethnic communities, challenging them to articulate the specific justice concerns, issues, and passions that give rise to a preaching ministry within the their own community and beyond. Theological analyses are offered by theses persons representing their particular communities: Kathy Black - persons with disabilities Martin Brokenieg - Native Americans Teresa Fry Brown - African Americans Eleazar Fernandez - Filipino Americans Justo Gonzalez - Hispanics Eunjoo Mary Kim - Korean Americans Stacy Offner - Jews Christine Marie Smith - lesbians and gays This volume offers a rare vision of what transforms preaching might sound and look like, and urges that all preaching - whatever community it comes from, whatever community it hopes to reach - be grounded in the sacred acts of listening and knowing.
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Preaching Justice

Preaching Justice

by Christine Marie Smith (Editor)
Preaching Justice

Preaching Justice

by Christine Marie Smith (Editor)

Overview

Preaching Justice brings together eight very diverse voices from eight distinct cultural/ethnic communities, challenging them to articulate the specific justice concerns, issues, and passions that give rise to a preaching ministry within the their own community and beyond. Theological analyses are offered by theses persons representing their particular communities: Kathy Black - persons with disabilities Martin Brokenieg - Native Americans Teresa Fry Brown - African Americans Eleazar Fernandez - Filipino Americans Justo Gonzalez - Hispanics Eunjoo Mary Kim - Korean Americans Stacy Offner - Jews Christine Marie Smith - lesbians and gays This volume offers a rare vision of what transforms preaching might sound and look like, and urges that all preaching - whatever community it comes from, whatever community it hopes to reach - be grounded in the sacred acts of listening and knowing.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781606081426
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 11/01/2008
Pages: 174
Sales rank: 895,115
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Christine Marie Smith is professor of preaching and worship at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, Minnesota. Her Previous books include Weaving a Sermon and Preaching as Weeping, Confession, and Resistance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Contributors vii

Introduction: The Craft and Act of Preaching Justice 1

1 A Perspective of the Disabled: Transforming Images of God, Interdependence, and Healing Kathy Black 6

2 A Native American Perspective: "That The People May Live" Martin Brokenleg 26

3 An African American Woman's Perspective: Renovating Sorrow's Kitchen Teresa Fry Brown 43

4 A Filipino Perspective: "Unfinished Dream" in the Land of Promise Eleazar S. Fernandez 62

5 A Hispanic Perspective: By the Rivers of Babylon Justo L. Gonza´lez 80

6 A Korean American Perspective: Singing a New Song in a Strange Land Eunjoo Mary Kim 98

7 A Jewish Perspective: Pursuing Justice through Knowledge of Self and Others Stacy Offner 116

8 A Lesbian Perspective: Moving toward a Promised Place Christine Marie Smith 134

Conclusion: Images of Resistance and Hope 154

Notes 159

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