Were You There?
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Valuable not only for their sublime musical expression, the African American spirituals provide profound insights into the human condition and Christian life. Many spirituals focus on the climax of the Christian drama, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the ways in which those events bring about the liberation of Gods people.
In these devotions for the season of Lent, Luke A. Powery leads the reader through the spirituals as they confront the mystery of Christs atoning death and victory over the grave. Each selection includes the lyrics of the spiritual, a reflection by the author on the spirituals meaning, a Scripture verse related to that meaning, and a brief prayer.
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Luke A. Powery is Dean of Duke University Chapel and Associate Professor of Homiletics at Duke Divinity School.
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- 9780664260309_front cov
- 9781611649130_for conversion
- Rise Up Shepherd_cover
- Rise Up Shepherd_excerpt
- Preface
- Week One
- 9780664260309_back cov
