The Motif of Hope in African American Preaching during Slavery and the Post-Civil War Era

There's a Bright Side Somewhere

By (author) Wayne E. Croft

Hardback - £81.00

Publication date:

16 October 2017

Length of book:

158 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498536479

The Motif of Hope in African American Preaching during Slavery and the Post-Civil War Era: There's a Bright Side Somewhere explores the use of the motif of hope within African American preaching during slavery (1803–1865) and the post-Civil War era (1865–1896). It discusses the presentation of the motif of hope in African American preaching from an historical perspective and how this motif changed while in some instances remained the same with the changing of its historical context. Furthermore, this discussion illuminates a reality that hope has been a theme of importance throughout the history of African American preaching.
. . . . this study serves as an important contribution in the study of preaching and should be a welcome addition to the libraries of those interested in religion, homiletics, African American history, and activism.