- Collection:
- Interdenominational Theological Center Audio Visual Collection
- Title:
- "Preacher and the Message," Sermon, February 20, 1963
- Creator:
- Jordan, Gerald Ray
- Date of Original:
- 1963-02-20
- Subject:
- African Americans--Religion
Preaching
Sermons - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording is split into two separate sermons by Gerald Ray Jordan. Jordan (1896-1964) was a Methodist clergyman professor, and author. He graduated from Trinity College, Emory University, and Yale University. He later served as professor and chapel preacher at the Candler School of Theology in Emory University, Atlanta, GA. In the first sermon, he begins by referencing the Biblical book of Luke. he discusses that is has become more difficult now than it has ever been to believe in God and get others to do the same. The second sermon begins with the speaker outlining the four emphases that are at the center of any Christian message. He then stresses the importance of Christian imagination. He says a minister needs to learn how to "crawl into the skins of other people and feel what they feel" in order to truly be able to move people.Distortion for approximately the first thirty seconds.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.066:1508
- Rights Holder:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Interdenominational Theological Center - Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: archives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Extent:
- 01:35:02
- Original Collection:
- Interdenominational Theological Center Audio Visual Collection
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:066 - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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