Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This collection of fifteen of Howard Thurman's unpublished sermons on the parables of Jesus recapture his powerful words and introduce and explain them to a new generation and audience. Capturing the power of the parables to challenge, transform us, and inspire us to act, Thurman's reflections may inspire new readers to declare or reaffirm their commitment to the kingdom of God and the human community proclaimed by Jesus.
Synopsis
Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was one of the finest thinkers and most influential preachers of his era. Yet Thurman's importance goes well beyond his influence on Martin Luther King, Jr. and oth-ers in the freedom struggle. His spiritual gifts and dreams, as well as his unique response to his troubled times, were as extraordinarily cre-ative as they were vast and far-reaching. This collection of fifteen of Thurman's unpub-lished sermons on the parables of Jesus captures the power of the parables to challenge, trans-form, and inspire us to declare or reaffirm our commitment to the reign of God and the hu-man community proclaimed by Jesus .