In this TowerTalk, Dr. Theon Hill considers how the prophets equip us with the rhetorical insight to meet the moral and spiritual challenges of contemporary American society.
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Discussion Questions
- What hidden moral challenges exist in contemporary American society?
- What are the difficulties of adopting a prophetic stance?
- How does a prophetic voice surface in a democracy?
- What are the prophetic voices in the 21st Century?
Bibliography
Bercovitch, Sacvan. The American Jeremiad. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1978.
Brueggemann, Walter. The Prophetic Imagination. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2001.
Darsey, James. The Prophetic Tradition and Radical Rhetoric in America. New York, NY: NYU Press, 1999.
Heschel, Abraham Joshua. The Prophets. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2010.
The Prophets. 3rd ed. Vol. 2. 2 vols. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2010.
West, Cornel. Prophesy Deliverance! Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.
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