Overview

This final volume of his collected “sermon series,” concerns what is likely the most cherished aspect of Thurman’s thought, his emphasis on meditation, introspection, and self-discovery as the key to the religious life. He often spoke and wrote of his belief in a pervading sense of a divine presence, a presence that existed both within and outside of organized religions and religious institutions and could be found everywhere. But its most important location was within each of us.

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Author:   Howard Thurman ,  Walter Earl Fluker ,  Peter Eisenstadt ,  Robert Ellsberg
Publisher:   Orbis Books (USA)
Imprint:   Orbis Books (USA)
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781626985544

ISBN 10:   1626985545
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   24 October 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Book
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments and Editorial Note vii Abbreviations ix Howard Thurman: A Brief Chronology xi Selected Bibliography xiii Introduction: The Inner Life xvii The Quest for Stability I February 6, 1949, Fellowship Church 1 The Quest for Stability II February 13, 1949, Fellowship Church 12 The Quest for Stability III February 20, 1949, Fellowship Church 17 The Mystery of Pain April 27, 1952, Fellowship Church 25 Pain and Failure May 4, 1952, Fellowship Church 36 The Inner Life I: Introduction January 18, 1953, Fellowship Church 46 The Inner Life II: Charting the Inward Sea January 25, 1953, Fellowship Church 56 The Inner Life III: The Fluid Area of Consent February 1, 1953, Fellowship Church 65 The Inner Life IV: The Flow between the Inner and the Outer February 8, 1953, Fellowship Church 70 The Inner Life V: The Hunger for Approval February 22, 1953, Fellowship Church 80 The Inner Life VI: Ethical Awareness March 8, 1953, Fellowship Church 88 The Inner Life VII: The Mystery of the Soul March 15, 1953, Fellowship Church 98 Your Life Working Paper I: Introduction September 26, 1954, Marsh Chapel, Boston University 105 Your Life Working Paper II: Commitment October 10, 1954, Marsh Chapel, Boston University 112 The Dilemma of the Religious Professional I February 9, 1971, Golden Gate Seminary, Strawberry, California 120 The Dilemma of the Religious Professional II February 10, 1971, Golden Gate Seminary, Strawberry, California 135 The Dilemma of the Religious Professional III February 11, 1971, Golden Gate Seminary, Strawberry, California 147 The Dilemma of the Religious Professional IV: The Word, the Preacher, and the Sermon February 12, 1971, Golden Gate Seminary, Strawberry, California 164 Index of Names 179

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"""Finding [these volumes] of Howard Thurman's sermons is like finding the first layer of a life-changing archeological discovery-one that shifts your view of your place in the world, along with your understanding of why you are here. Read this book for its historical value or for your own soul's health. Either way, you will not be disappointed.""-Barbara Brown Taylor, author, Holy Envy and Learning to Walk in the Dark"

"""Finding [these volumes] of Howard Thurman's sermons is like finding the first layer of a life-changing archeological discovery--one that shifts your view of your place in the world, along with your understanding of why you are here. Read this book for its historical value or for your own soul's health. Either way, you will not be disappointed.""--Barbara Brown Taylor, author, Holy Envy and Learning to Walk in the Dark"

Author Information

Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was one of the leading religious thinkers of 20th century America, a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders of the civil rights movement, and a mystic who pioneered influential innovations in liturgy, worship, and spirituality. Thurman’s interest in politics was always, in the words of Vincent Harding, a quest for “a liberating spirituality, a way of exploring and experiencing those crucial life points where personal and societal transformation are creatively joined.” Here, for the first time in print, are Thurman’s sermon series on the nature of democracy, and American democracy in particular, in which he explores such topics as the meaning of human property in the Declaration of Independence, loyalty oaths and the execution of the Rosenbergs for treason during the Cold War, and the Black Power movement. Throughout these reflections Thurman explores the strivings of the disinherited, how democratic ideals can enhance individual personhood, and how, as individuals and as citizens, we can deal with the conflicts and inherent contradictions of the democratic common ground. Peter Eisenstadt, associate editor of The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman, is author of Against the Hounds of Hell: A Life of Howard Thurman. Walter Earl Fluker, senior editor of The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman and director of the Howard Thurman Papers Project, is Professor Emeritus of Ethical Leadership at Boston University and Dean’s Professor of Spirituality, Ethics, and Leadership at Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA.

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