Jared E. Alcántara

The Challenge of Joseph H. Jackson (eBook, PDF)

How America's Most Powerful Black Preacher Became a Forgotten Man

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Produktbeschreibung

The Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Jackson remains one of the most important but least known figures of twentieth-century African American Christian history. In this book, Jared E. Alcántara sets out a definitive academic biography of this complex figure.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197598825
• Artikelnr.: 72259404

Autorenporträt

Jared E. Alcántara is Professor of Preaching and holds the Paul W. Powell Endowed Chair in Preaching at Baylor University's Truett Theological Seminary in Waco, Texas. His recent publications include How to Preach Proverbs, Let the Legends Preach, and The Practices of Christian Preaching. Alcántara is a member of the Academy of Homiletics, the Evangelical Homiletics Society, and the Hispanic Theological Initiative. An ordained Baptist minister, he has also served as a youth pastor, associate pastor, and teaching pastor in Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, and New Jersey.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1 Child of the Delta
Chapter 2 Black Church in the Black Metropolis
Chapter 3 Ascending the Ranks: Jackson's Rise to Power
Chapter 4 "His Mantle Will Fall on You"
Chapter 5 "The Greatest Young Preacher Ever Lived"
Chapter 6 "The Man who Would Be President"
Chapter 7 Cracks in the Foundations
Chapter 8 Schism in the Air
Chapter 9 "Don't Be Angry, Let Me Stay"
Chapter 10 As I Come to a Close: Three Cities that Shaped the Last Three Decades of Jackson's Life
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index