Ebook {Epub PDF} Who Lynched Willie Earle?: Preaching to Confront Racism by William H. Willimon

Who Lynched Willie Earle? Preaching to Confront Racism by William H. Willimon has been named the best book of the year in The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Christian Book Award program’s ministry resources category. Will Willimon, professor of the practice of Christian ministry at Duke Divinity School and a retired United Methodist Church bishop, wrote the book to help pastors of Estimated Reading Time: 1 min. Willimon uses the true story of Pastor Hawley Lynn’s March sermon, “Who Lynched Willie Earle?” to respond to the last lynching in Greenville, S.C., and its implications for a more faithful proclamation of the Gospel today. Lynn was the minister of Grace Methodist Church in nearby Pickens, S.C. "Who Lynched Willie Earle? Preaching to Confront Racism" by William H. Willimon. Conservative, Reformed pastor, John Piper’s sermon, “Racial Reconciliation” begins by asserting (without citing support) that, “There is strong evidence that stressing differences does little to improve race relations, and may even exacerbate them.” The rest of his sermon attacks the notion of racial difference.

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 sermon, "Who Lynched Willie Earle?" as an opportunity to respond to the last lynching in Greenville, South Carolina and its implications for a. Will Willimon, retired Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church and Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke University Divinity School, has recently added his voice with his tiny page paperback "Who Lynched Willie Earle: Preaching to Confront Racism". Who Lynched Willie Earle?: Preaching to Confront Racism by William H. Willimon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Given the present environment of racial tensions in the U.S.A. there are a rising number of volumes from diverse authors rolling out of publishing houses across the country.

"Who Lynched Willie Earle? Preaching to Confront Racism" by William H. Willimon. Conservative, Reformed pastor, John Piper’s sermon, “Racial Reconciliation” begins by asserting (without citing support) that, “There is strong evidence that stressing differences does little to improve race relations, and may even exacerbate them.” The rest of his sermon attacks the notion of racial difference. Who Lynched Willie Earle tells the tragic story of the great sin of lynching Willie Earle, and the great evil of a community and nation where such an act was both plausible and went unpunished. It also tells of a courageous and bold response, as Hawley Lynn’s sermon made this act of lynching and the underlying racism an unavoidable issue for his congregation and community. Effective 21st century preaching demands a more perceptive understanding of both race and Christian faith. 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 sermon, “Who Lynched Willie Earle?” as an opportunity.