The largest table effect: preaching to cultivate compassion, justice, and inclusion in the urban church

Kathryn Nystrand Dwyer

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The largest table effect: preaching to cultivate compassion, justice, and inclusion in the urban church

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Kathryn Nystrand Dwyer. The Largest Table Effect: Preaching to Cultivate Compassion, Justice, and Inclusion In the Urban Church. Chicago Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5a70d386-0d4a-4686-99f2-312cc1782614.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

K. N. Dwyer. The largest table effect: preaching to cultivate compassion, justice, and inclusion in the urban church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5a70d386-0d4a-4686-99f2-312cc1782614

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Kathryn Nystrand Dwyer. The Largest Table Effect: Preaching to Cultivate Compassion, Justice, and Inclusion In the Urban Church. Chicago Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5a70d386-0d4a-4686-99f2-312cc1782614.

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Kathryn Nystrand Dwyer

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Church and community

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Abstract

This research explores how preachers can help listeners create a new productive reality, so that they are able to reflect upon it and act with compassion, justice, and inclusion. An urban congregation participated in a two-year study to change its understanding and experience of communion from being individual-centered to being community-centered. Results indicate that, over time, this effort may lead to a change in the congregational mythos and identity. The implications for this study are pertinent for all preachers, especially those who serve urban congregations.

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