This thesis examines the homiletical practices constitutive of liberative preaching. Specifically, the thesis lays out the biblical and theological framework for liberation preaching and, within the context of a local ministry, explores the challenges attendant to such preaching. Using the narrative of Lazarus’ resurrection, this thesis will offer a framework for understanding liberative preaching in which a dialectic exists between the homiletically called congregation engaged in liberative practices and the community which is the object of that action. This thesis will posit that it is the goal of a liberative homiletic to proclaim that only when a congregation engages in liberative practices do they most deeply experience their own liberation.
