RT Article
T1 An Exploration into Written Orality
JF Theology today
VO 81
IS 1
SP 50
OP 57
A1 Thomas, Frank A. 1955-
LA English
PB Sage Publ.
YR 2024
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/188565569X
AB This article grapples with the quest for “written orality,” that is, the orality of the preacher's voice in writing and developing the written text of the sermon that more easily translates into the oral voice in the delivery of the sermon. In close discussion with Carl Hoefler in his classic work, Creative Preaching and Oral Writing, I develop five characteristics of written orality in sermons: imagination, the dramatic/active voice, authentic conversation, person-centered writing, and revisions that include the body.
K1 written orality
K1 Black preaching
K1 African American preaching
K1 oral writing
K1 creative preaching
DO 10.1177/00405736241226870