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January 28, 2020

The Digital Pulpit: A Nationwide Analysis of Online Sermons

PF.12.16.19_sermons.analysis.report

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The Digital Pulpit: A Nationwide Analysis of Online Sermons
Named mentions of books of the Old Testament decline on Easter Sunday
Median historically black Protestant sermon is over three times as long as median Catholic homily
Median historically black Protestant sermon is over three times as long as median Catholic homily
The most common terms in Christian sermons
Evangelical and historically black Protestant churches name scripture more often than other traditions
Smaller churches more likely to mention name of Old Testament books in sermons
Homily,’ ‘Eucharist’ among most distinctive terms in Catholic sermons
The most distinctively evangelical terms are not widely used in evangelical churches
Biblical stories distinguish mainline Protestant sermons from others
Historically black Protestant sermons distinguished by words representing praise, celebration
Christian traditions share common language, but also possess their own distinctive phrases

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