Preaching on Wax: The Phonograph and the Shaping of Modern African American Religion by An African American religious history of the phonograph industry.
Weary Throats and New Songs: Black Women Proclaiming God's Word by Examines the rich heritage of African American women who have proclaimed--and still proclaim--God's word.
Black Preaching: The Recovery Of A Powerful Art by Demonstrates that Black culture and preaching style are vital for the empowerment of Black congregations and have much to offer the preaching method of all preachers. Focuses on the use of storytelling, imagination, and style of preaching rooted in African-American culture.
Can I Get a Witness?: Reading Revelation through African American Culture by Reads the book of Revelation through the lens of African American culture, drawing correspondences between Revelation's context and the long-standing suffering of African Americans.
Contemporary African American Preaching: Diversity in Theory and Style by Reveals the full range and diversity of African American preaching in this exploration of African American homiletical theories.
I Believe I'll Testify: The Art of African American Preaching by The author offers his own insights into what makes for great preaching.
Introduction to the Practice of African American Preaching by Acknowledges African American preaching as an academic discipline, and invites all students and preachers into a scholarly, dynamic, and useful exploration of the topic.
Power in the Pulpit: How America's Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare Their Sermons by Brings together the voices of twelve of America's most influential African-American preachers. Each of these renowned preachers describes his or her method of sermon preparation and includes a sample sermon for illustration.
Practical Theology for Black Churches: Bridging Black Theology and African American Folk Religion by Redefines the paradigm of church as "refuge" in terms of a faith identity that brings together a concern for liberation with a pastoral focus on spirituality.
Rethinking Celebration: From Rhetoric to Praise In African American Preaching by Suggests ways to improve black preaching that honor both the form and the power of the African American homiletical practice of celebration.
The Heart of Black Preaching by Argues that the extraordinary character of black preaching derives from a distinctive biblical hermeneutic that views God as involved in practical ways in the lives of African Americans.
The Hum: Call and Response in African American Preaching by Relates an analysis of African American folk preaching by relying upon the call/response tradition in black preaching.
The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching by A constructive effort to examine the historical contributions of African American preaching, the challenges it faces today, and how it might become a renewed source of healing and strength for at-risk communities and churches.
The Sacred Art: Preaching & Theology in the African American Tradition by Provides examples from leading African American preachers as illustrations of the way theology has provided the content of classic African American preaching.
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