Sermonic Predictors of Black Baptist Church Engagement in Social Justice as an Aspect of Ministry

Brower, Karl

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Sermonic Predictors of Black Baptist Church Engagement in Social Justice as an Aspect of Ministry

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Brower, Karl. Sermonic Predictors of Black Baptist Church Engagement In Social Justice As an Aspect of Ministry. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/36b18d93-2226-4b30-92a0-e62514cc7365.

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B. Karl. Sermonic Predictors of Black Baptist Church Engagement in Social Justice as an Aspect of Ministry. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/36b18d93-2226-4b30-92a0-e62514cc7365

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Brower, Karl. Sermonic Predictors of Black Baptist Church Engagement In Social Justice As an Aspect of Ministry. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/36b18d93-2226-4b30-92a0-e62514cc7365.

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Sermonic Predictors of Black Baptist Church Engagement in Social Justice as an Aspect of Ministry

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A review of 68 sermons by local black Baptist preachers confirms the existence of sermonic predictors of churches that engage in social justice as an aspect of ministry and those that do not. Based on a review of 122 sermons from paragons of black preaching (Proctor, Gardner, Hall, Ray, etc.), the author was able to establish that social activist preachers include specific dialectical polarities in their sermons with statistically significant greater frequency than those without Social Activism sermons. This observation was used to evaluate sermons from local preachers. Preachers from congregations that embraced social justice as an aspect of ministry demonstrated the same preference for dialectical polarities. While sermonic predictors were confirmed, it was also observed that even churches that embrace social justice as an aspect of ministry are not preaching Social Activism sermons. Cultural Survival sermons are the dominant type of sermons preached in black churches. The author provides several recommendations for how churches can include more Social Activism sermons in their preaching regime; so that churches would more effectively and fully embrace the pursuit of social justice as an aspect of ministry.

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