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Schade, Leah D.,

Preaching in the purple zone : ministry in the red-blue divide / Leah D. Schade. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2019. - xv, 241 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and indexes.

Preaching about controversial justice issues: tracing the contours of the purple zone
Beyond "political": reframing our understanding of politics and preaching
Homiletical foundations for purple zone preaching
Five paths of prophetic preaching in the purple zone
Preparing for the sermon-dialogue-sermon process
Preaching sermon 1: prophetic invitation to dialogue
Deliberative dialogue in the purple zone
Preaching sermon 2: communal prophetic proclamation
Case studies from purple zone, part one: immigration
Case studies, part two: four journeys into the purple zone
Building bridges in the purple zone: where do we go from here?

"Preaching in the Purple Zone is a resource for helping the church understand the challenges facing parish pastors, while encouraging and equipping preachers to address the vital justice issues of our time"--

ISBN: 9781538119877 9781538119884

LCCN: 2018058284

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Preaching--Political aspects--United States.
Topical preaching--United States--Case studies.
Christianity and politics--United States.
Social justice--Sermons.