Must Reads, Episode 21, with HyeRan Kim-Cragg, featuring her book “Postcolonial Preaching”
Postcolonial preaching is an approach that addresses the legacy of colonialism and its impact on people's spiritual lives.
Must Reads is a collection of book reviews that we believe might be of interest to preachers. Many of the writers are participants in the Peer Groups or the Coaching Program, but other voices are welcome as well. If you have a book you would like to recommend or if you are interested in reviewing a book related to preaching, please email .
Must Reads, Episode 20, with Shauna K. Hannan, featuring her book “The People's Sermon”
In her book The People's Sermon: Preaching as a Ministry to the Whole Congregation, Dr. Shauna Hannan focuses on collaborative preaching and defines it as a spectrum of approaches, from checking in with someone about a sermon topic to inviting others to take the microphone during the sermon. She argues that collaborative preaching is important because it helps to equip the whole congregation to proclaim the gospel.
Must Reads, Episode 19, with Dr. Luke A. Powery, featuring his book “Becoming Human”
“Becoming Human: The Holy Spirit and the Rhetoric of Race” by Dr. Luke A. Powery
Must Reads, Episode 18, with Dr. Alyce McKenzie and Dr. Owen Lynch, featuring their book “Humor Us!”
Welcome to episode 18 of Must Reads! “Humor Us! “ is a collaborative effort by homiletician Dr. Alyce M. McKenzie and humor scholar Dr. Owen Hanley Lynch that promotes humor, a force capable of great good, to its rightful place in the pulpit.
Claiming the Call to Preach by Donna Giver-Johnston
Dr. Donna Giver-Johnston’s book Claiming the Call to Preach critically examines the dominant historical narrative that overtly or covertly has exercised its power to keep women from preaching.
Unspeakable: Preaching and Trauma-Informed Theology by Sarah Travis
Welcome to episode 16 of Must Reads with Dr. Sarah Travis, featuring her book Unspeakable: Preaching and Trauma-Informed Theology. The book was inspired by Dr. Travis’ personal experience of grief over the loss of her son.
Preaching and the Thirty-Second Commercial by O. Wesley Allen Jr. and Carrie La Ferle
Interview with Wes Allen and Carrie La Ferle on their new book Preaching and the Thirty Second Commercial, the first in the Preaching and… Series
co-sponsored by the Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence at SMU and Westminster John Knox Press.
Must Reads, Episode 14, with Dr. John McClure, featuring his book Ethical Approaches to Preaching
Different ethical situations require different homiletical responses. Dr. McClure organizes recent literature on ethics and preaching into four ethical approaches.
Must Reads, Episode 13, with Dr. Sally A. Brown and her book Sunday's Sermon for Monday's World
The book explores the question of what can preachers do to help congregants navigate everyday life with the courage, imagination, and savvy it takes to testify in action and word to God’s mercy and justice.
Surviving a Dangerous Sermon by Frank A. Thomas
Dr. Thomas defines a dangerous sermon and provides advice on how to preach such a sermon and survive.
Women in the Bible by Jaime Clark-Soles
The underlying feature of the book is hope and the flourishing of all creation. Dr. Clark-Soles aspires to help people of all genders to live God's vision of better, more just, and abundant lives.
Embody by Karoline M. Lewis
In her book, Dr. Lewis analyzes various models of leadership and offers a metaphor of the Paraclete as a framework for leading with integrity.
