Best Sermons
Best Sermons was an annual anthology of sermons between 1924 and 1927.
Best Sermons 1926
is available here. It consists of 25 sermons, each with an introduction, and a foreword
by the editor, Joseph Fort Newton.
Why a website for Best Sermons 1926?
Three reasons:
- Religious: The sermons are as good as anything I've heard or read.
- Historical: I first heard of
Best Sermons 1926
when I read a Pulitzer-prize-winning book on civil rights, Parting the Waters:
America in the King Years 1954-1963, by Taylor Branch. Chapter one of
Parting the Waters, “Forerunner: Vernon Johns,” tells about the
Reverend Doctor Vernon Johns. Among his other accomplishments,
Dr. Johns was the first
black man to be published in the Best Sermons anthology, in 1926. That sermon,
“Transfigured
Moments,” is both religiously and historically significant.
- Personal: It's been good to immerse myself in these edifying texts. In the
course of converting them to this online format, I've gained valuable skills.
And a much longer, more personal answer: in the
webmaster biography…
How was the website implemented?
Best Sermons 1926 colophon…
Thank you for looking…
My name is Gordon Houtman, and I created this website.
I’d be pleased to hear what you think, if you would like to
email me.
More about Vernon Johns and the American civil rights movement:
(links to amazon.com)
