Preaching and the Margins | Justice and Hope as Good News in Homiletical Practice (Brooks)

Coming this summer!

A Rallying Cry for Good News

Good news must be empowering to those who have been marginalized by society and liberating for all.

With her newest book, Gennifer Benjamin Brooks calls upon preachers to uplift good news for the downtrodden and disinherited. Focusing on God's word of liberation and Jesus's ministry in the margins, Preaching and the Margins reflects upon scripture, history, and the importance of contextual homiletics.

“Not since Howard Thurman wrote Jesus and the Disinherited in 1941 have I read a book that so powerfully addresses the issue of people being forced to live on the margins of society,” writes Marvin A. McMickle in his foreword for Preaching and the Margins. 

Advance Praise

"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." -Bishop Tracy S. Malone, Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church

"Marginalization denies God's purpose of love, justice, peace, and abundance for all. This book could not be more timely as ... forces of empire push more and more people to the margins every day." -Dr. Ronald J. Allen, Professor Emeritus, Christian Theological Seminary

"With deep homiletical wisdom and practical knowledge, [Brooks] reveals that preaching good news is ultimately liberation for all." -Dr. Luke A. Powery, Dean of Duke University Chapel

Preorder today! Ships in June.

About the Author

Gennifer Benjamin Brooks is the Styberg Associate Professor of Homiletics at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. She received her Ph.D. from Drew University and her D.Min and M.Div. from New Brunswick Theological Seminary.

Paperback
978-0-8298-2300-4
2026