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Smith's Second Metaphorry: Doxologically Dancing

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Smith, in the second metaphor, illustrates preaching as doxologically dancing. This metaphor is not as strong as the one before. This is partly because Smith wants to keep some things ambiguous. He conveys that the enigma of doctrinal preaching causes it to be difficult to interpret. This is the reason why he talks in a lot of metaphors and parables. While this at some points can be his greatest strength, it can also be his greatest weakness. There was a whole chapter dedicated to the improvisation of jazz that made things more difficult to understand. I was not fully able to understand what the intent of the metaphor was supposed to be. He talked of call and response in the course of the sermon, but away from of African American churches,

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