Down Deep in my Soul: An African American Catholic Theology of Preaching

Author:       Rev. Maurice J. Nutt

Price:          $26.00

Paperback – 240 pages

In this work, Maurice J. Nutt offers a comprehensive treatment of preaching in the Black Catholic tradition, drawing on African American spirituality and culture, the role of preaching, how to construct a sermon in the Black style, and the connection between preaching and evangelization among African Americans.

“Maurice Nutt is a master preacher, and it shows. This gem of a book is not only timely but necessary for every preacher, student of preaching, and libraries at schools of theology.”—Eddie De León, CMF, assistant professor of pastoral ministry and preaching, Catholic Theological Union

“Maurice Nutt has created a preaching masterpiece for the Roman Catholic Church. In speaking specifically about the Black Preaching Style, he has provided the Church with a prophetic word to awaken people from the numbness of despair to the vitality of joy in hope.”—timone a davis, DMin, assistant professor of pastoral theology, Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University, Chicago