![]() ![]() He maketh his angels ministering spirits and his ministers flames of fire. ![]() It captures the stunning diversity of the cultural and historical legacy. "Even during the most difficult and oppressive times," Simmons and Thomas write in the preface, "the delivery, creativity, charisma, expressivity, fervor, forcefulness, passion, persuasiveness, poise, power, rhetoric, spirit, style, and vision of black preaching gave and gives hope to a community under siege." This magnificent work beautifully renders the complexity, spiritual richness, and strength of African American life. If our God is a consuming fire, then we as his church, his body, must have the fire. A groundbreaking anthology, Preaching with Sacred Fire is a unique and powerful work. What they all have in common is hope, resilience, and sacred fire. Sister Thea Bowman’s 1989 address to the U.S. ![]() They draw on a vast and luminous landscape of poetic language, using metaphor, rhythm, and imagery to communicate with their congregations. The preachers of these sermons are men and women from a range of faiths, ancestries, and educational backgrounds. Published as 3 separate books: book 1: Matthew 1-7 (most recent publish date:2007) book 2: Matthew 8-20 (most recent publish date: 2001) book 3: Matthew 21-28 (most recent publish date: 2005) Considered a really tough commentary by one expert. Biographies of the preachers put their work in the cultural and homiletic context of their periods. She is one of two general editors of Preaching with Sacred Fire: African American Sermons from 1750 to the Present (W.W. Sermons from the first decade of the twenty-first century point toward the future of African American preaching. In 2007, Reverend Simmons assembled a team of scholars and pastors to develop the first African American Lectionary in the 50plusyear history of lectionaries. The Revelatory Text: Interpreting the New Testament as Sacred Scripture, 2nd ed. The collection provides new insights into the underpinnings of the black fight for emancipation and the rise and growth of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. Fire in the pulpit: Envisioning and encouraging prophetic preaching. ![]()
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