{"id":5725,"date":"2017-07-19T18:11:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T23:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2017-07-19T18:11:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T23:11:41","slug":"new-book-r3-book-series-womanist-preaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2017\/07\/new-book-r3-book-series-womanist-preaching.html","title":{"rendered":"New Book in R3 Book Series on Womanist Preaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"Womanist<\/a>The R3 book series is pleased to announce the publication of The Womanist Preacher: Proclaiming Womanist Rhetoric from the Pulpit<\/a> by Kimberly P. Johnson<\/a>.\u00a0Pre-order your copy today!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

About the Book:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Womanist Preacher: Proclaiming Womanist Rhetoric from the Pulpit\u00a0performs a close textual analysis of five womanist sermons to answer the question: how does womanist preaching attempt to transform\/adapt the tenets of womanist thought to make it rhetorically viable in the church? And what is gained and lost in this. The sermons come from five women who are considered exemplars of womanist preaching: Elaine M. Flake, Gina M. Stewart, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Melva L. Sampson, and Claudette A. Copeland.\u00a0This book takes the first step in womanist scholarship to dissect what is rhetorically going on in womanist preaching, to categorize womanist sermons under the four tenets of womanist preaching, and to then create four rhetorical models that reflect the rhetorical attributes of the four different categories or phrased tenets that Stacey Floyd-Thomas uses to represent Alice Walker\u2019s \u201cwomanist\u201d definition.<\/p>\n

Praise for the book:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In her groundbreaking work on womanist preaching, Kimberly P Johnson reveals how the unique experiences of African American women, marginalized by both gender and race, but strong and hopeful in their vision of what might be, leads to discourse that can \u201cliberate oppressed people through a social justice discourse.\u201d Womanist theory grounds Johnson\u2019s discussion of womanist preaching as a rhetorical genre, thus informing future discussions of womanist rhetoric more generally. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in African American studies, women\u2019s studies as well as rhetoric and social change. (Sandra J. Sarkela<\/a>, The University of Memphis)<\/p>\n

The Womanist Preacher: Proclaiming Womanist Rhetoric from the Pulpit\u00a0breaks new ground while providing evolving homiletical strategies and lively rhetorical examples. Particularly noteworthy is Kimberly Johnson\u2019s invitation to liberated-minded preachers to move African American women from ecclesiastical margins to the sermon\u2019s integral center. (Katie Geneva Cannon<\/a>, Union Presbyterian Seminary)<\/p>\n

With an unusual clarity and keen scholarly insight, Kimberly Johnson makes a major contribution to the understanding of the powerful Womanist preaching tradition of African American preaching. A book like this is long overdue and by the quality of her work, Kim Johnson proves that she is a young scholar to be watched and read. (Frank A. Thomas,<\/a> Christian Theological Seminary)<\/p>\n

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About the book author:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kimberly P. Johnson (PhD, University of Memphis, 2010) is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Tennessee State University. She specializes in the areas of Political, Religious, and African American Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Cultural Criticism and Womanism.\u00a0 Dr. Johnson has presented her research at professional communication associations such as: National Communication Association, Rhetoric Society of America, Southern States Communication Association, and Tennessee Communication Association.\u00a0Prior to teaching in academia, Dr. Johnson worked in ministry as an Associate Pastor, Associate Minister, Children\u2019s Ministry Director, Children\u2019s Pastor, and Church Consultant.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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