The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin, Volume One: The Riverside YearsPresbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2008 M05 30 - 632 pages Comprising 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 Years captures 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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... Pharisees , but worse : they were out there with their hostile , critical eyes , actually spying on Jesus and his disciples . What else would Pharisees be doing in the middle of a cornfield ? They must have looked about as out of place ...
... Pharisees in Jesus ' mind had absolutized the Sabbath law , just as some patriots absolutize the " absolute sovereign power " of the nation , and others absolutize the importance of scholarship or ath- letics , or wealth , or power ...
... Pharisees in the story , lay down our weapons ? " Ah , yes , " some will protest , " but the Pharisees had nothing to fear from the woman ; she was disarmed . " The objection is valid , but it makes the point - fear is what arms us ...
Contents
The Spirit of Power and Love November 6 1977 | 3 |
Its Easier to Be Guilty November 13 1977 | 7 |
A World Fit for Children November 20 1977 | 10 |
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