Researching preaching beyond the (transcribed) text in (South) Africa

In (South) Africa, preaching should in addition to textual studies of recorded and transcribed sermon texts, also be studied as an enacted performance thus beyond the text. This article develops argument regarding need for field Homiletics Africa firstly broaden object empirical homiletical research study or performed liturgical ritual secondly, augment its existing methodologies accordingly. Such a methodology will take African epistemologies ontologies more seriously than traditional that only texts large extent ignore significance sermon. Recent methodological developments Liturgical Studies can helpful this regard discussion between two disciplines are encouraged, well insights gained from other fields such Ritual – Performance Studies. The ends with some implications broadening may have methods Africa.