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As nationalism, patriarchy, and alt-right fear-mongering threaten our troubled nation, the pulpit has again become a subversive space of sacred resistance. In this provocative and powerful collection of sermons from diverse pastors across America, hear the brave and urgent voice of Christians calling for radical change rooted in love, solidarity, and justice. Preaching as Resistance resists, confronts, and troubles the dangerous structures of authoritarianism and oppression crashing in from all sides - and proclaims the transformation, possibility, and hope stirring in the gospel of Christ. From big-steeple churches in big cities to rural congregations in red states, preaching as resistance is practiced in a wide variety of social contexts and preaching styles, inspiring and equipping listeners to respond to the call of justice. Ideal for pastors and church leaders, Preaching as Resistance also provides the opportunity to experience hopeful, welcoming Christian voices rooted in the gospel values of love, solidarity, and justice. In these challenging times when Christianity is so often misrepresented, misunderstood, and misused for unjust agendas, take heart and find your own voice in this collection of resistance sermons from everyday pastors across the country.

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This is exactly the book that preachers need at this critical moment in our history. --Derek Penwell, Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, Louisville Hopeful, challenging, raw, at the intersection of Christian faith and news headlines. Gives voice to a biblical and theological perspective usually overlooked and underreported by the media--and often in the church. An important contribution. --Sharon Watkins, National Council of Churches, former General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Our churches are dying because our preachings focus on proclaiming correct doctrines and dogmas. Phil Snider has assembled a talented array of ministers committed to instead preach praxis--acts of resistance to transform the church into a community which does good news rather than simply provides lip service. --Miguel A. De La Torre, Iliff University Preaching as Resistance is more than a tool for pastors and a beacon of hope for activists and laypeople. It is more than a crystalized moment in time that tells the story of faithful responses to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville; the Pulse shooting; the #MeToo movement. It is about more than how to speak words themselves--it is about how we might speak, and then turn those words into action. --Austen Hartke, author of Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians America is in a political crisis with many non-privileged peoples (and indeed the planet itself) at serious risk to economic, psychological, social, and physical harm. Preachers who refuse to be silent in the face of such threats will find in the sermons in Preaching as Resistance models that would make Reinhold Niebuhr proud for the way that comforts the afflicted, and afflicts the comfortable. --O. Wesley Allen Jr., Perkins School of Theology Can preaching really change the world? Bringing together preachers and teachers who are activists and organizers--a compelling combination also found in the ministry of Jesus--this volume embodies some of the deep transformations that we need in these trying times. -- Joerg Rieger, Vanderbilt University To read Preaching as Resistance is to be taught by a diverse group of saints, prophets, preachers, teachers, friends. If you are already part of a community of faithful resistance, this book will strengthen you for the work ahead. If you have found such community hard to come by, this book will remind you that you are not alone, but surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. Either way, it is not just a book; it is balm. Read it and be encouraged. --Sarah Morice Brubaker, Phillips Theological Seminary

"""This is exactly the book that preachers need at this critical moment in our history."" --Derek Penwell, Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, Louisville ""Hopeful, challenging, raw, at the intersection of Christian faith and news headlines. Gives voice to a biblical and theological perspective usually overlooked and underreported by the media--and often in the church. An important contribution."" --Sharon Watkins, National Council of Churches, former General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ""Our churches are dying because our preachings focus on proclaiming correct doctrines and dogmas. Phil Snider has assembled a talented array of ministers committed to instead preach praxis--acts of resistance to transform the church into a community which does good news rather than simply provides lip service."" --Miguel A. De La Torre, Iliff University ""Preaching as Resistance is more than a tool for pastors and a beacon of hope for activists and laypeople. It is more than a crystalized moment in time that tells the story of faithful responses to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville; the Pulse shooting; the #MeToo movement. It is about more than how to speak words themselves--it is about how we might speak, and then turn those words into action."" --Austen Hartke, author of Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians ""America is in a political crisis with many non-privileged peoples (and indeed the planet itself) at serious risk to economic, psychological, social, and physical harm. Preachers who refuse to be silent in the face of such threats will find in the sermons in Preaching as Resistance models that would make Reinhold Niebuhr proud for the way that ""comforts the afflicted, and afflicts the comfortable.""--O. Wesley Allen Jr., Perkins School of Theology ""Can preaching really change the world? Bringing together preachers and teachers who are activists and organizers--a compelling combination also found in the ministry of Jesus--this volume embodies some of the deep transformations that we need in these trying times.""-- Joerg Rieger, Vanderbilt University ""To read Preaching as Resistance is to be taught by a diverse group of saints, prophets, preachers, teachers, friends. If you are already part of a community of faithful resistance, this book will strengthen you for the work ahead. If you have found such community hard to come by, this book will remind you that you are not alone, but surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. Either way, it is not just a book; it is balm. Read it and be encouraged."" --Sarah Morice Brubaker, Phillips Theological Seminary"

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Phil Snider has served as senior minister of Brentwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since 2003. Phil received his undergraduate degree from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO), then earned his masters degree at Phillips Theological Seminary (Tulsa, OK) and doctorate at Chicago Theological Seminary (Chicago, IL).

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