GOD'S TROMBONES
Schedule
Sun Jul 28 2024 at 05:00 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Kimberly Parkway Church of God | Columbus, OH
About this Event
God’s Trombones, in full God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse, volume of poetry by James Weldon Johnson, published in 1927. The work represents what the author called an “art-governed expression” of the traditional black preaching style. The constituent poems are an introductory prayer, “Listen, Lord—A Prayer,” and seven verse sermons entitled “The Creation,” “The Prodigal Son,” “Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon,” “Noah Built the Ark,” “The Crucifixion,” “Let My People Go,” and “The Judgment Day.” Although he identified himself as an agnostic, Johnson drew heavily throughout his career from the oral tradition and biblical poetry of his Christian upbringing. In God’s Trombones, he conveys the raw power of fire-and-brimstone oratory while avoiding the hackneyed devices of dialectal transcription that had marred much previous literature that attempted to reflect African American speech. Written By:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Where is it happening?
Kimberly Parkway Church of God, 4150 Kimberly Parkway North, Columbus, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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