PR501
Epps
PR501: PREACHING IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN TRADITION. William S. Epps.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course is designed to provided an opportunity to critically
reflect on the culture and milieu in which preaching among African-Americans
developed and the effects that development has on shaping the method and
practice of preaching in the African-American tradition.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- The course will accomplish the following:
- Assist in increasing awareness of the correlation between cultural
influence and communication.
- Share the uniqueness of preaching in the African-American tradition.
- Prepare and equip the participants to develop sermons which are biblically
sound and culturally relevant.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will meet for three hours a week for lecture,
discussion, dialogue, and preaching. Selected class gatherings will include
sermons presented by students as well as video presentations of
sermons.
REQUIRED READING:
- Burchett, Colleen, ed. When Black Men Stand Up for God:
Reflections on the Million Man March. Chicago: African American Images,
1996.
- Mitchell, Henry H. Black Preaching: The Recovery of a Powerful Art.
Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990.
- Mitchell, Henry and Martha J. Simmons. A Study Guide to Accompany
Celebration and Experience in Preaching. Atlanta, 1993.
- Wilmore, Gayraud S. Black Religion and Black Radicalism: An
Interpretation of the Religious History of Afro-American People. 2nd ed.
Maryknoll: Orbis, 1983.
RECOMMENDED READING
- A supplementary reading list will be distributed on the first day
of class from which any book may be selected for review.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- It is expected that each student will read the material and be
prepared to participate in the classroom discussions. Additionally, the
following will be required:
- Deliver one sermon in class.
- Submit two sermon outlines developed by the student which reflect what is
being taught in class.
- Write an assessment of the evaluation of the Million Man March as it is
presented by Jeremiah Wright and Frank Madison Reid.
- An examination covering the assigned reading materials and class
lectures.
PREREQUISITES:
- None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.