Preacher

There is one more week left before the premiere of “Preacher” on AMC, but fans are already getting excited over the TV series adaptation of Garth Ennis’ cult comics. “Preacher” producer Evan Goldberg has even teased that Dominic Cooper’s new TV series will be even “more unpredictable” than “Game of Thrones” Season 6! “More Unpredictable” Than “Game of Thrones” Evan Goldberg, who developed “Preacher” for AMC with Seth Rogen, recently attended the show’s Hollywood premiere in Regal LA. The pilot’s…

In The Preacher and the Politician Clarence E. Walker and Gregory D. Smithers reveal that the United States election reopened the great tensions between the Conservative shite Christianity and the racial and social issues on the ballot. The resurgence of these racial and social issues and the admonishing response from many leaders in American Christianity within the last decade serve as a great reminder that reconciliation and unity remains a distant destination. Walker and Smithers…

In the introduction and first chapter of their book, The Preacher and the Politician: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and Race in America, Clarence E. Walker and Gregory D. Smithers discuss the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s ties to Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Snippets from one of Wright’s sermon were blasted in the media, leading to public outcry against the preacher, and against Obama for attending his church. While this outcry against Wright painted him as a radical extremist, Walker and…

modern scene. Samella S. Lewis used her platform, particularly in her piece entitled "The Preacher" as a medium in which she is applying the story of Jesus in a modern day context. Although the story of Jesus and his twelve disciples have been told for decades, it is often difficult for the preaching’s and teachings of Jesus to be applied in our present day in age. In Lewis’ 1943 painting entitled “The Preacher” (S. Lewis) a modern and more relatable scene of Jesus and his followers are depicted…

In this excerpt, Casy a former preacher states that his motive for retiring is due to, his belief in human sanctity, and the unification of everyone. Even more, he declares his reason for his behavior is due to his unreligious, impious belief, and current mind set. Therefore, he can no longer hold a church anymore, for the reason being that he no longer believes in the Holy Spirit which relates to God, and Jesus. Not to mention, he denies that he loves Jesus, but loves people, being that he…

The Preacher is a painting by George Gittoes, an artist who is recognized for his travels around the world and for his visits of different scenes of famous mass murders such as Rwanda. Much of his artworks reflects on the many levels of violence he has encountered, from local to even international. Gittoes painted The Preacher in response to the aftereffects of the Rwandan genocide, where massacres were still taking place left and right. This destructive aftermath shows persistent trauma…

decided to use Dusty Springfield’s “Son of a Preacher man”, later on using The O’Jays’ “Backstabbers”. “Son of a Preacher man” was chosen for a variety of reasons. One of the most prominent reasons is…

Next memorable scene is when Vincent takes Mia out for dinner, who is Marcellus’s wife. Although Vincent did convince it is “not a date” to Jules and himself, he breaks the limit between his mob boss’s wife and him. The song “Son of a Preacher Man” of Dusty Springfield is playing at the beginning with a soulful voice of Springfield. In the early night, Mia has a purpose to play this song when Vincent comes. The song indicates she sets a sensual atmosphere for a romantic night. On a screen…

George Whitefield was a preacher in the Great Awakening, an emotional Christian movement in the late 1730’s. He was very popular, his sermons inspired and changed people with his new ideas. According to Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography (Document A), Whitefield was a very persuasive speaker. Franklin attended one of his sermons about building an Orphan House in Georgia, something that Franklin did not support as he did want one built in Philadelphia instead. However, as Whitefield went on,…

Preacher Jonathan Edwards was able to give a sermon that greatly impacted others. Despite his monotonous voice and actions, he was able to strike fear into the hearts of many Puritans, solely through his diction and elaborate use of imagery. The figurative language present throughout his speech could have been represented in several ways, including an image based on his descriptions of the human relationship with God. There were many sketches that illustrated the speech by Jonathan Edwards very…