Preaching by the Rivers of Babylon: How an Exile from Pulpit and Pew Can Change White Preaching On the Other Side of Pandemic

Abstract

Preaching platforms have always influenced the message preachers prepare and the message people receive, for good and for ill. The shift from the pulpit platform to social media platforms during stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic reveals a legacy of White supremacy haunting the sanctuary. This essay explores this legacy, its relationship with technoculture, and its impact on the practice of White preaching.

Keywords

Preaching Homiletics Technoculture Technology Social Media COVID-19 Pandemic White Supremacy Anti-racism

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