Book cover for Preaching and the Margins by Gennifer Benjamin Brooks

Preaching and the Margins

2026 Released
3-4 Hours
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Pilgrim PressISBN 9780829827606

“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,

Gennifer Benjamin Brooks

Gennifer Benjamin Brooks is Ernest and Bernice Styberg Professor of Preaching and director of the Styberg Preaching Institute, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. Her Ph.D. is in liturgical studies from Drew University, and she is an elder in full connection, New York Conference, The United Methodist Church.

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