This three page graduate paper examines Erskine Clarkes purpose in writing Exilic Preaching: Testimony for Christian Exiles in an Increasingly Hostile Culture. It is evident in this collection of essays that the contributors he chose for inclusion are aware of the many challenges involved in preaching Christianity in a hostile cultural environment. The sections written by Barbara Brown Taylor, Walter Brueggemann, William Willimon, and Stanley Hauerwas are especially timely, for they vividly demonstrate the nuances and challenges involved in preaching from an exilic perspective.
