Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Motif of Hope in Black Scholarship -- Chapter Two: The Motif of Hope in Slave Preaching (1800â#x80;#x93;1864) -- Chapter Three: The Motif of Hope in Postâ#x80;#x93;Civil War Preaching of Daniel Alexander Payne -- Chapter Four: The Motif of Hope in Postâ#x80;#x93;Civil War Preaching of John Jasper -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
This book explores the use of the motif of hope within African American preaching during slavery (1803-1865) and the post-Civil War era (1865-1896). It discusses how the motif of hope in African American preaching has changed while in some instances remains the same with the changing of its historical context
