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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... become aware of the “ hermeneutics of testimony . ” That is a phrase of the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur , who pondered what happens when we reject “ absolute knowledge of the absolute , ” or , in Pauline terms , we recognize that ...
... become especially attractive and believable to those whose consciences are stirred. Members of audiences were aware that enemies of his message might kill him at any moment, and his audiences and congregations knew it.That is why, even ...
... become addicted to it, and he did not have to become obsessed with a passion for relevance. Something needs to be said about the situation of Riverside Church. It was founded in the 1920s in a merger of a Baptist and a Congregational ...
... become a precious commodity , the more so because the Roman taxes , like American taxes today , hurt most those least able to protect themselves . Why then should not Christ become a Messiah of justice , fulfilling God's commands and ...
... become the George Washington of Israel , to rally the six million Jews scattered throughout the ancient world ; and , perhaps in alliance with the Parthians , to bring defeat to Rome , peace to his people , and glory to God . Alfred the ...