Articles

Fueling Flesh: Ecological Commitments of Fannie Lou Hamer’s Homiletic

Authors

  • Chelsea Brooke Yarborough Association of Theological Schools

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21827/ijh.8.1.26-37

Keywords:

Fannie Lou Hamer, Freedom Farm Cooperative, Non-Pulpit Preaching, Preaching, Proclamation, Ecojustice, Ecowomanism

Abstract

This essay examines Fannie Lou Hamer’s work as a model for sustainable, communal eco-futures, focusing on her leadership of the Freedom Farm Cooperative (FFC) as a form of proclamation. By situating Hamer as both exemplar and methodological resource, the essay explores how her vision of collective land ownership, food sovereignty, and economic justice offers a framework for preachers engaging eco-justice and climate change in their sermons. Centering the FFC, the paper asks what ethical and practical commitments are required of those preaching eco-justice, and what must be considered to faithfully address the expansive impact of environmental justice from the pulpit.

Author Biography

Chelsea Brooke Yarborough, Association of Theological Schools

Rev. Chelsea Brooke Yarborough, PhD is a professor, preacher, and leadership coach. She is currently the Associate Director of Leadership Programming at the Association of Theological Schools.

Published

2025-11-06

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Preaching Climate Justice

Section

Articles

Copyright (c) 2025 Chelsea Brooke Yarborough

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