The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years, Volume 2Comprising the sermons preached by William Sloane Coffin while he was senior minister at the prestigious Riverside Church in New York City,The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Yearscaptures the renowned preacher and social activist at work: ministering to American hostages in Iran, supporting AIDS awareness, and rallying his audiences to battle poverty and nuclear proliferation--all the while celebrating marriages, baptisms, and Mother's Days and mourning the loss of loved ones, including his own son. In each of these brilliant and painstakingly crafted sermons, Coffin combined his deep love of Scripture and passionate commitment to peace and justice with his unparalleled gift for the spoken word. While also revealing the personal and pastoral dimensions of his ministry, each sermon provides a powerful example of Coffin's well-accomplished mission: to challenge the conscience of a nation. |
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... El Salvador, In short, if we are not yet bonded with the Russians in love, at least we are one with them in sin—which is no mean bond, for it precludes the possibility of separation through judgment.That's the meaning of the Scriptural ...
... El Salvador , I couldn't help thinking of that place in Macbeth toward the end of the fourth act , where Macduff asks , “ Stands Scotland where it did ? ” to which Ross answers : “ Alas , poor country ! Almost afraid to know itself . It ...
... El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras once again “the North American shark is feeding on Latin American sardines”—to quote a former President of Guatemala; or, in a Biblical image, we are Ahab, bound and determined to have our way with ...
... El Salvador , only 13 percent knew that it sides with the insurgents in Nicaragua , and only 8 percent knew both alignments ( New York Times Friday , July 1 , 1983 ) . That's what made me decide to preach this Fourth of July sermon to a ...
... El Salvador is rapidly deteriorating. What Americans apparently don't recognize is that the President is surrounded by advisors who would love to send in American troops, but if they can't send in troops would love to send in airplanes ...