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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... disciples , Who do [ people ] say that the Son of man is ? ' It was really an easy question . Anyone from an erudite Sadducee to an illiterate camel driver , anyone with ears open and a reasonable memory , could have answered it ...
... disciples . “ From that time , Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem . ” All this time he and the disciples have been in Galilee . Peter's words and behavior in this story suggest a distinction between being a ...
... disciples . His act of faith in founding the church on Peter was more than vindicated , Petros became indeed a rock — and we must remem- ber this : to whatever degree the church is founded on Peter , it's founded on a second chance ...
... , politicians seek to minimize their responsibilities , washing their hands and thereby plaiting the crown of thorns . Like Peter , most of us disciples follow our Lord halfway , but not the other half ; while too 28 April 3 , 1983.
... disciples , was not based on the negative argument of an empty tomb , but on the positive conviction that the Lord had appeared to him . It is also clear that Christ's appearances were not those of a resurrected corpse , but more 30 ...