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COLLECTED SERMONS OF WILLIAM SLOANE COFFIN: Volume 2 - The Riverside Years: Years 1983-1987
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 The Riverside Years captures the renowned preacher and social activist at 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 to challenge the conscience of a nation.
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 to challenge the conscience of a nation.
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First published July 16, 2008
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January 14, 2019
William Sloan Coffin was a public figure. He addressed the nation in his sermons and prose. In volume one of this set he sounds like he is still a chaplain at Yale. Then he settles into the ministry setting unique to Riverside. In volume two his sermons contain references to financial campaigns, congregational leaders and local programs. Even so his mind is set on the nation as seen in references to President Reagan, Nicaragua and the arms race with the Soviets.
Fred Craddock, whom he quotes, challenged him on sermons that dealt loosely with the text on which it was based. All his sermons are based on a Biblical theology but some make a passing reference to the supposed texts. Other sermons weave discussion of the text with application to the scripture very skillfully. A friend of mine described Coffin as speaking in parabolic pronouncements. His rhetoric is elevated and challenges even readers with seminary degrees to comprehend their meaning. That is one of the main reasons I've keep returning to Coffin's writing, so I may deepen my knowledge of theology. His strong prophetic voice becomes a gadfly on the Christians conscience.
Fred Craddock, whom he quotes, challenged him on sermons that dealt loosely with the text on which it was based. All his sermons are based on a Biblical theology but some make a passing reference to the supposed texts. Other sermons weave discussion of the text with application to the scripture very skillfully. A friend of mine described Coffin as speaking in parabolic pronouncements. His rhetoric is elevated and challenges even readers with seminary degrees to comprehend their meaning. That is one of the main reasons I've keep returning to Coffin's writing, so I may deepen my knowledge of theology. His strong prophetic voice becomes a gadfly on the Christians conscience.
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