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Economic Justice to Transform this Present Age"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2024-04-19T19:26:47Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2025-07-03T15:57:47Z","isPartOf_ssim":["admin_set/default"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["7118d748-eed3-4a40-9d14-a4a4cf6834de"],"hasLease_ssim":["d390a89b-18d1-4043-a8a7-c80c7d12237c"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["0"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["0"],"institution_tesim":["Chicago Theological Seminary"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry in Preaching"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Chicago Theological Seminary "],"year_tesim":["2024"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Juan R. Thomas"],"keyword_tesim":["Economic Justice "],"subject_tesim":["African American Preaching"],"abstract_tesim":["The purpose of this paper is to reflect on how African American preachers preach about economic justice in the context of the African American church experience. 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