by Maureen Fiedler
It’s a fascinating week on Interfaith Voices. We begin with Martha Simmons, co-editor of a new anthology of African American preaching, from the days of slavery to the present. It’s called Preaching with Sacred Fire. Listening to some of these preaching styles, I was reminded that the liveliest liturgies in the Catholic Church are most often found in predominantly African-American parishes.
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Then, we explore the Yoruba religious tradition native to Africa as part of our World Religions 101 series. It has also spread in the Americas, especially Brazil and the Caribbean. Its “mischievous” “gods,” or Orishas, are a delight to hear about.
Finally, we conclude with Jewish music from the 1940’s through the 1980’s, what is wistfully called “Jews on Vinyl.”
Listen here.
