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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... Heart 465 The Promise of an Unpromising World November 2 , 1986 November 9 , 1986 November 23 , 1986 November 30 , 1986 555 Statement of Resignation to the Congregation 558 Coming to. 469 The Fear of Christmas December 7 , 1986 472 The ...
... heart and an engagement to the death.”To the death? Martin Luther 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 ...
... heart is mending , and largely thanks to so many of you , my dear parishioners ; for if in the last week I have relearned one lesson , it is that love not only begets love , it transmits strength . Because so many of you have cared so ...
... heart was the first of all our hearts to break . I mentioned the healing flood of letters . Some of the very best , and easily the worst , came from fellow reverends , a few of whom proved they knew their Bibles better than the human ...
... heart's full of love can you think straight . Love has a limbering effect on the mind , while hatred paralyzes it . Lack of compassion distorts the intel- lect — maybe not when it comes to examining the stomach of a spider , but ...