The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years, Volume 2Westminster John Knox Press, 2008 M01 1 - 593 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 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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... called to be the Bride of Christ, not the whore of Babylon. She can- not bind herself to the Prince of Peace and go awhor- ing after the gods of war. She cannot proclaim the gospel of Christ while officiating at the altars of anti ...
... called cardinal virtues prudentia , or providen- tial , which can be translated “ darn good thinking . " Only if your heart's full of love can you think straight . Love has a limbering effect on the mind , while hatred paralyzes it ...
... called lower nature ! But notice that the devil never asks Jesus how he feels , for example , about sex , any more than Jesus ever put that question to anybody else . Both know that evil arises in our “ higher " nature , in that which ...
... called “ Spring , ” the chorus sings , “ As yet the year is unconfirmed , and oft - returning winter's blast the bud and bloom destroy ” —an apt description of this blustering day . But no matter : we know that energy soon will be ...
... called dirty books that they wanted to purge from libraries across the land were not to be compared , in terms of obscenity , with one minute of the war itself . Or consider the Chris- tians today who demand prayer in the public schools ...