Summary
As he tells the story of his life, you can imagine his performance in the pulpit. He's got all the charismatic ingredients for fire-and-brimstone sermonizing - flamboyance, intensity, the rich voice, even a captivating smile.
But the clipped British accent, isn't that a little odd for a black Baptist preacher in Dunbar?See the full content of this document
Extract
Innerviews: ; 'I Came Here to Quit the Ministry'
The Rev. Emanuel Alphonso Heyliger isn't your customary black Baptist preacher. The story he's telling starts in British Guyana.
He talks about the influence of his father, a community icon and minister, and his own radical activism during the fledgling years of Guyana's independence. He describes the good life that kept him in Guyana even after his father left for the States, his even...See the full content of this document
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