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Preaching funerals in the Black church : bring perspective to pain
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Title
Preaching funerals in the Black church : bring perspective to pain / Peter M. Wherry ; foreword by Charles Adams ; preface by Luke A. Powery.
ISBN
9780817017354 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0817017356 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Valley Forge, PA : Judson Press, 2013.
Physical Description
xiii, 124 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 01, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
PART ONE: PREPARING FUNERAL SERMONS. Funeral Preaching Begins before the Service Starts: It's What's Up Front That Counts
The Funeral as Teachable Moment: Everything plus the Kitchen Sink
Pastoral Perspectives on Death and Dying: Leaping Lessing's Ditch
Finding and Selecting the Text: Texts under Negotiation
Sermon Structure in Funeral Preaching: The Uncertain Sound
PART TWO: FUNERAL SERMONS AND EULOGIES. An Illness Not unto Death (Peter M. Wherry)
Blessings beyond Burial (Nathan Dell)
A Lasting Fellowship (Toney L. McNair Jr.)
The Dividends of an Undivided Life (Brad Braxton)
The Steps of a Good Man (Mary H. Young)
An Unusual Response (Claude R. Alexander Jr.)
Beautiful Feet (Peter M. Wherry)
Acceptance, Praise, and Thanksgiving (Debra Haggins)
The Nine Lives of Cat Moss (Gregory K. Moss Sr.).
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