The God of the Dangerous Sermon The God of the Dangerous Sermon

The God of the Dangerous Sermon

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Publisher Description

Learn to engage with a dangerous God, to preach the sermons your community needs today.

Every sermon has a theology, and a god of that theology behind it. Preaching is more effective, and has more integrity when preachers understand the god behind their theology. Specifically, whether the god is a universal God, like the one expressed by Christ and the Christian faith, or a tribal god, which is sometimes dressed up to resemble Christianity but is something else entirely.

Frank A. Thomas culminates his exploration of the Dangerous Sermon with this book, which leads readers through the process of identifying and understanding the gods behind theology, and their connection to preaching. The reader is equipped to discern the metaphors, symbols, and rhetorical indicators which point to the god a preacher is serving and calling others to serve.

Praise for The God of the Dangerous Sermon

Enlightening, vibrant, and memorable. A vital resource for anyone who seeks to preach substantive sermons.
–Donyelle McCray, Associate Professor of Homiletics, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT

With dexterous and definitive argument, Thomas compels preachers to be accountable for the God behind their rhetoric.
–Karoline M. Lewis, Marbury E. Anderson Chair of Biblical Preaching, Professor of Biblical Preaching, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN

The God of the Dangerous Sermon and its two companion books will raise up the next wave of preachers who simultaneously nurture faith communities and bear witness to the God of justice we know in the face of Jesus Christ.
–Gregory V. Palmer, Resident Bishop of the Ohio West Episcopal Area, United Methodist Church

Warning to all preachers: Do not open this book by Frank Thomas unless you are ready to be changed. No one else lays out the promise and perils of preaching with such clarity and compassion. I know I do not live up to the call of the God of the Dangerous sermon every single Sunday, but Frank Thomas sure makes me want to. Great teachers and preachers will do that.
–Lillian Daniel, senior pastor of First Congregational Church in Dubuque, IA; author of Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To

In God of the Dangerous Sermon, Frank Thomas refines his theoretical vision of celebration in African American preaching and demonstrates how and why theological content is at the heart of his project. For Thomas, celebration is rhetorical theology made possible because of the actions and character of a God whose divine performance consists of healing the brokenhearted, liberating the oppressed, and refusing to be tribal. A legend in his time, this is Thomas at the height of his native genius and creative powers.
–Kenyatta R. Gilbert, professor of homiletics, Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, DC; author of Exodus Preaching: Crafting Sermons about Justice and Hope from Abingdon Press

GENRE
Religion & Spirituality
RELEASED
2021
October 19
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
168
Pages
PUBLISHER
Abingdon Press
SELLER
THE UNITED METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE
SIZE
8
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