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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... King James Version copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982,Thomas Nelson Inc., Publishers and are used by permission. Scripture quotations from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible are copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971, and 1973 by the Division of ...
... King Jr., for instance, was a credible witness because those who testify on the basis of conscience and risk death become especially attractive and believable to those whose consciences are stirred. Members of audiences were aware that ...
... King Jr.'s fiftieth birthday . Coffin used the occasion to celebrate King's ability to shake things up in general . Even as Blacks are breaking up all - white patterns , so women are upsetting the patriarchal structures of America . And ...
... King's spirit. What is more striking than those comments, which almost became boilerplate among Christian critics of racial injustice and the arms race, is the incidental way Coffin would reach beyond the moment: What the prophets teach ...
... King : “ Returning hate for hate multiplies hate , adding deeper dark- ness to a night already devoid of stars . Darkness cannot drive out darkness ; only light can do that . Hate cannot drive out hate ; only love can do that ...