The Way of the Mystics (Walking With God; The Sermon of Howard Thurman, 2) - Softcover

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Walter Earl Fluker, senior editor of the Papers of Howard Washington Thurman and director of the Howard Thurman Papers Project, is Professor Emeritus of Ethical Leadership at Boston University and Dean’s Professor of Spirituality, Ethics and Leadership at Candler School of Theology.

Peter Eisenstadt, associate editor of the Papers of Howard Washington Thurman, is author of Against the Hounds of Hell: A Life of Howard Thurman.

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US$25.00 RELIGION / Mysticism
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RELIGION / Spirituality

Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was one of the leading religious thinkers of 20th-century America, a mentor to the leaders of the civil rights movement, and a minister who devised a way of preaching to a congregation that sought “support, strength, and guidance.” He found that the most creative method was a “sermon series,” a group of sermons organized around a common theme. This volume highlights his series on the mystics. Thurman tended not to speak of his own mystical inclinations, conscious that the word mysticism was likely to be misunderstood. And yet he is commonly recognized as a mystic in the sense that he used the word to describe someone who had an acute experience of the Divine Life. Furthermore, the kind of mysticism to which he was attracted was not something airy or otherworldly, but one that promoted the world and its transformation. In this sermon series, Thurman reflects on his personal canon of mystics, ranging from William Blake and Buddha, to Gandhi, St. Francis, and his teacher Rufus Jones.

ISBN 978-1-62698-438-7

Cover design: Michael Calvente

Cover photo: I.G. Bailey and Thurman Family Papers in the Stuart A. RoseManuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library at Emory University. Used with permission.