Preaching Justice: Ethnic and Cultural Perspectives

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. 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.