I love Will D. Campbell. Born in MS in 1924, Campbell became a prophetic preacher in the South before/during/since the Civil Rights movement. Never one to mince words, Campbell just told it like it was and how Jesus wants it. His book about Mercer college's integration (The Stem of Jesse) and his autobiography (Brother to a Dragonfly) cut to the core of one's faith.
For a time, Campbell did a short radio show. The topics were really anything he was thinking about. The best of this show became the book Soul among Lions: Musings of a Bootleg Preacher. It's a short read but I found the 3 page rifts a welcome change from lengthy discourse. From theologies 'of certitude' that exclude others to humor-laced defenses of women to the 'faithlessness of the steeples,' Campbell provides raw commentary. It's a short read that I'll pick up again.
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