Bibliograph

Who lynched Willie Earle?, preaching to confront racism, Will Willimon

Type

Label

Who lynched Willie Earle?, preaching to confront racism, Will Willimon

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Who lynched Willie Earle?

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Will Willimon

Sub title

preaching to confront racism

Summary

Pastors and leaders long to speak an effective biblical word into the contemporary social crisis of racial violence and black pain. They need a no-nonsense strategy rooted in actual ecclesial life, illuminated in this fine book by a trustworthy guide, Will Willimon, who uses the true story of pastor Hawley Lynn's March of 1947 sermon, "Who Lynched Willie Earle?" as an opportunity to respond to the last lynching in Greenville, South Carolina and its implications for a more faithful proclamation of the Gospel today. By hearing black pain, naming white complicity, critiquing American exceptionalism/civil religion, inviting/challenging the church to respond, and attending to the voices of African American pastors and leaders, this book helps pastors of white, mainline Protestant churches preach effectively in situations of racial violence and dis-ease

Target audience

adult

Classification