Give Me this Mountain: Life History and Selected SermonsUniversity of Illinois Press, 1989 - 218 pages "C.L. Franklin, the most imitated soul preacher in history, was a combination of soul and science and substance and sweetness."--Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, from the Foreword Few black preachers have been better known that the Reverend C. L. Franklin; none has been considered a better preacher. This collection of twenty of Franklin's best sermons shows the development of his style. A learned man, Franklin had attended both seminary and college, yet in his sermons used the old-fashioned, extemporaneous style of preaching, "whooping" or chanting, combining oratory and intoned poetry to reach both head and heart. Dozens of Franklin's sermons were released on record albums, and he went on preaching tours with gospel groups that included his daughter, Aretha Franklin, reaching virtually every corner of the United States. This volume begins with Franklin's life history, told in his own words. In an afterword, Jeff Titon reviews the African-American sermon tradition and Franklin's place in it. |
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Contents
Life History of Clarence LaVaughn Franklin | 1 |
Introduction | 41 |
The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest | 47 |
The Prodigal Son | 55 |
Pressing On | 63 |
How Long Halt Ye between Two Opinions? | 71 |
Dry Bones in the Valley | 80 |
Without a Song | 89 |
The Man at the Pool | 130 |
Except I Shall See in His Hands the Print of the Nails and Thrust My Hand into His Side | 134 |
Hannah The Ideal Mother | 141 |
The Foolish and the Wise Builders | 153 |
What of the Night? | 162 |
This Is My Beloved Son | 171 |
The Preacher Who Got Drunk | 180 |
A Bigot Meets Jesus | 189 |
Jacob Wrestling the Angel | 98 |
Moses at the Red Sea | 107 |
Ye Must Be Born Again | 114 |
Give Me This Mountain | 122 |
Meeting Jesus in the Dawn | 196 |
A Mother at the Cross | 201 |
Afterword | 208 |
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Give Me this Mountain: Life History and Selected Sermons Clarence LaVaughn Franklin Limited preview - 1989 |
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