Preaching and the Margins: Justice and Hope as Good News in Homiletical Practice

By Gennifer Benjamin Brooks

"Preaching and the Margins is a timely and prophetic work that reminds us the gospel is never neutral--it always speaks justice, hope, and liberation." - Tracy S. Malone, Bishop, Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church "Like no other scholar or professor, Gennifer Brooks speaks the truth clearly, deliberately, and freely about the good news of God for the margins. With deep homiletical wisdom and practical knowledge, she reveals that preaching good news is ultimately liberation for all." - Luke A. Powery, Dean of Duke University Chapel, Professor of Homiletics and African and African American Studies "In a time of social and political unrest, Rev. Dr. Gennifer Brooks's Preaching and the Margins offers a vital guide for preachers, students, and lay leaders. Brooks provides a roadmap for empathetic, transformative, and genuinely uplifting preaching--always, as she writes, 'within the context of people's lives.'" - Pamela Lightsey, Associate Professor of Constructive Theology, Meadville Lombard Theological School "As U.S. communities grow in polarization, too many churches turn to saccharine platitudes to avoid discomfort. Not Rev. Dr. Brooks In Preaching and the Margins, she calls for ethical commitments of truth-telling, love-seeking, and justice-proclaiming." - Kate Ott, Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary "In a book that is passionate and deeply theological, Gennifer Benjamin Brooks helps preachers speak both to those who are marginalized and to those who push others into the margins (and who would keep them on the edge)." - Ronald J. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Preaching and Gospels and Letters, Christian Theological Seminary

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082982300X
• ISBN13: 9780829823004
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Pilgrim Press
• Length: 252 Pages