Browse Lecture Series (36 total)

In the three lectures comprising this series, Thurman discusses the effects of personal experience on social change. He illuminates points regarding individual freedom, the expression of togetherness in community, and nonviolence as the individual’s attempt to broaden one’s circle of concern.

The Lay-clergy Institute hosted by the First Congregational Church in Longmont, Colorado, is described as "a gift to the community, and provide opportunities to consider, discuss, and act on a wide array of philosophical and social issues." The program is now called the Mind & Soul Series.According to their website, "The First Congregational United Church of Christ has a long history of active social justice and bringing challenging conversations and topics to the forefront in our…

"[Jesus and the Disinherited] is the centerpiece of the Black prophet-mystic's lifelong attemot to bring the harrowing beauty of the African-American experience into deep engagement with what he called 'the religion of Jesus.' Ultimately his goal was to offer this humanizing combination as the basis for an emancipatory way of being, moving toward a fundamentally unchained life that is available to all the women and men everywhere who hunger and thirst for righteousness, especially those 'who…

This collection holds four sub-collections that each represent a version of Jesus and the Disinherited from different periods in Thurman's life. The series range in date from 1959 to 1976.[In Progress]

In this series, Thurman explores the dynamics of the Inner Life. For Thurman, the Inner Life is the ultimate resource for our outer living. To navigate the inner world is to commune with God in the way that only we can. Through the God of our inner life, we find the supreme source of renewal, approval, and our infinite worth as children of God.

This collections includes three lectures from the series delivered at the Friends Five-Year Meeting in 1969 at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Three more lectures from the series are not present in this collection.

In the Freedom and Suffering series, Thurman explores the woven-together tapestry of freedom, death, grace, and more. The sermon series paints a picture of human beings as both free and fallible. However, even in our imperfection and failure, we are not without the mysterious support of God, who judges us beyond our account of wins and losses. Thurman ultimately suggests that freedom, and the suffering that comes with it, brings texture and adventure to our lives, and is the way by which we…

This collection highlights individual lectures, sermons, interviews, prayers, and meditations given by Howard Thurman throughout his professional career.

In this 8-part series, Thurman discusses a variety of topics related to the disciplines of the spirit, including growth, personal stability, commitment, dedication, actions, dualism, and redemption.