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"Sing Your Own Song (1964-03-06); The Right Thing This Day (1958-05-23) ",,"In this recording within the We Believe Series, Howard Thurman speaks to what it means to live a life that is truly one's own. Drawing from Catherine Coblentz' ""Blue Cat of Castle Town,"" and a story of a dog who has lost its bark, Thurman challenges the listener to discern what their true voice is, how one comes to singing their own song. Thurman agrees that the process of finding one's own song is difficult; however, Thurman maintains that finding your own song is one of the most integrous journeys that one can take. In this recording within the We Believe Series, Howard Thurman reflects upon an excerpt from his own writing, Deep is the Hunger. He reads a story of sailors and a chaplain stumbling upon the dead body of an enemy, and collectively discerning what they are to do with the said body. Drawing from this story, Thurman invites the listener to discern what is at stake when considering what it means to live a good life, which is followed by the discovery of what Thurman calls a ""basis for action."" Thurman explains that this form of discernment is something that is at the center of our being, and is worth deep exploration. ","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1964-03-06,"Description by Dustin Mailman",,,audio,,,394-801,,,,,,,,,"",,,"Sing Your Own Song (1964-03-06); A Way of Life Worth Living (ET-64; GC 12-7-71), 1971 Dec 7",1960s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"actualized potential,blue kitten,circle of meaning,core,deep is the hunger,discernment,dog,identity,individualism,integrity,purpose,river,song,voice",https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-801.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"The Moment of Truth (1963-04-19); Pearl without Price (1971-12-4)",,"In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman reads from a letter that his friend from Canada sends him. Within the letter, the listener hears of a young boy who makes the decision to participate in a blood transfusion for his sister. In agreeing to participate in the transfusion, the boy misunderstood, and assumed that he would have to die in order to save his younger sister's life. Thurman sees this boy's misunderstanding as a ""moment of truth."" The moment of truth speaks to one's sense of courage, responsibility, creativity, and sacrifice. Embedded into this moment of truth is a reaction that comes from the tension between one's personal and public life. Thurman invites the listener to discern what their ""moment of truth"" is and challenges the listen to what their ""moment of truth"" is calling them to do. In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman reads from his book, ""Meditations of the Heart."" In this reflection, Thurman reflects upon what it means to look at life critically. When things are going well, the difficult and the not-difficult aspects of life blend together; however, when one is in desperation, one is able to critique and names the parts of life that are difficult. This conversation speaks to Thurman's wider work concerning the tension goodness and innocence. ","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1963-04-19,"Description by Dustin Mailman",,,audio,,,394-800,,,,,,,,,"",,,"The Moment of Truth; Pearl without Price (ET-60; GC 12-4-71), 1971 Dec 4",1960s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"commitment,decision,dichotomy,encounter,experience,goodness,innocence,Lloyd George,meditations of the heart,moment of truth,pearl,responsibility,sacrifice,solitary,spiral,St. Francis,test,truth",https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-800.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"The Blind Man (1958-10-03); Heaven, Heaven (1958-11-21)",,"In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman reflects upon the spiritual, ""The Blind Man Sat By the Way,"" which he calls a ""sorrow song."" When holding this song in tension with the biblical narrative of Jesus healing the blind man, Thurman comes to the conclusion that the blind man in the sorrow song was never healed. Drawing from the experience of people who were enslaved in America, Thurman reveals that there is no mentioning of the blind man being healed in the song because there was no healing upon the horizon for those who were singing the song. He continues by reflecting upon numerous stories from his life in order to further ask the question, ""What do we do with frustrations when there is no freedom in sight?"" In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman reflects upon and attempts to reclaim the old spiritual song, ""Heaven, Heaven."" Thurman critiques popular conceptions of the song, stating that it overlooks the reality that every person has to navigate societal expectations with a level of compromise. The question he asks in light of compromise, however, is ""At what point is the line drawn?"" Here, Thurman considers the deeper question of compromise being a means of deception, and that the ethical dimension of compromise is housed in the tension between deception as a means of survival and deception as a means of ethics. ","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1958-10-03,"Description by Dustin Mailman",,,audio,,,394-799,,,,,,,,,"",,,"The Blind Man; Heaven, Heaven (ET-67; GC 12-7-71), 1971 Dec 7",1950s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"aspirations,compromise,cuttlefish,deception,desire,discovery,healing,Hounds of Hell,Huckleberry Bush,hypocrisy,New Testament,Old Testament,preparing,rattlesnake,Rock Street Cemetery,self-respect,shedding,sight,sorrow songs,spirituals,St Gauden",https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-799.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"Balm in Gilead, Part 1 (1958-10-10); Balm in Gilead, Part 2 (1958-10-17)",,"In this recording within the We Believe series, Howard Thurman reflects upon the negro spiritual, ""There is a Balm in Gilead."" Rather than echoing the moan of the prophet Jeremiah, this song provides an answer to the prophet's cries. Rather than asking,"" Is there a balm in Gilead,"" Thurman notes that the early singers of this spiritual are affirming that there is indeed a balm in Gilead. From Thurman's perspective, this balm is the moral law which rests within all of humanity. Moral law is the restraint one has in themselves to take the raw material of pessimism and transform it into optimism. In this recording within the We Believe series, Howard Thurman builds upon his previous reflection upon the negro spiritual, ""There is a Balm in Gilead."" Here, he echoes the words from his professor and mentor, George Cross, when he remarks, ""The contradictions in life are not final and ultimate."" Here, Thurman is asserting that when one conceptualizes life as static, one is imprisoning oneself; however, when one conceptualizes life as dynamic, one is pursuing a life of freedom and fullness. Thurman explains to the listener that in this dynamistic perspective, one finds the energy and strength that is associated with optimism; thus, one is able to find tools to heal. ","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1958-10-10,"Dustin Mailman",,,audio,,,394-798,,,,,,,,,"",,,"Balm in Gilead: Parts 1 and 2 (ET-66; GC 12-7-71), 1971 Dec 7",1950s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Abraham Lincoln,actualization,contradictions,dynamic,energy,experience,fluidity,George Cross,healing,Jeremiah,moral law,optimism,pessimism,Pope Pius XII,privilege,Psalm 23,raw material,restraint,Satan,spirituals,strength,There is a Balm in Gilead",https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-798.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"The Light In One's Path: Parts 1 and 2 (1971-12-3), ",,"In this recording within the We Believe series, Howard Thurman draws from a quotation written by Kabir, who is a Hindu Mystic. The line Thurman repeats from the Kabir quotation throughout this reading is, ""I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty,"" which is utilized as a way of speaking to our deepest longings resting within ourselves. Thurman notes that if one is seeking truth destructively, it will disintegrate one's inner life, and eventually, collapse one's outer life. While seeking the truth, Thurman challenges the listener to seek their own truth within themselves, as there is no other source of truth. In this recording within the We Believe series, Howard Thurman reads from his text, Meditations of the Heart. In this recording, he reflects upon the ways in which humanity makes meaning of existence and evil. He problematizes notions of one singular account of evil, noting that when the ""evilness of evil is removed, then the total character is totally altered."" He continues, that it is only in the following of one's own truth, that one can distinguish the raw materials to which the Kingdom of God can be built. ","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1971-12-3,"Dustin Mailman",,,audio,,,394-796,,,,,,,,,"",,,"The Light In One's Path: Parts 1 and 2 (ET-58; GC 12-3-71), 1971 Dec 3",1970s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Acts of the Apostles,Ahab,disintegrate,evil,evilness,Herman Melville,inner life,Kabil,light,Macbeth,meditations of the heart,Moby Dick,musk deer,My Brother's Face,painting,Paradise Lost,personality,Peter,religious man,search,seeking,thirsty,transcendence,truth",https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-796.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"The Integrity of the Word (1964-01-31); Man's Equity in Life (1971-12-3)",,"In this recording within the We Believe series; Howard Thurman reads from his text, Meditations of the Heart, which reflects on Matthew 21:29 and asks: ""What does it mean to be a person of your word?"" He responds to this question by discerning the function of language, and how language creates meaning. This deep reflection on the nature of linguistics makes the listener ask, what is it about our words that dictate whether or not one is integrous? In this recording within the We Believe series; Howard Thurman reflects upon what it means when those on the journey of life believe that they ""did it."" He continues, noting that any sense of achieving knowledge is false, as knowledge is dynamic in nature, rendering language as a mere symbol to make sense of knowledge. Rather than framing the pursuit of life as the pursuit of knowledge, Thurman suggests that equity is the actual pursuit that humanity should participate in. ","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",,"Dustin Mailman",,,audio,,,394-795,,,,,,,,,"",,,"The Integrity of Life; Man's Equity in Life (ET-57; GC 12-3-71), 1971 Dec 3",,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"body,denial,identity,inner-being,integrity,Jesus,journey,linguistics,Matthew 21:29-31,meditations of the heart,money,origin,Parables,pedantic,pilgrim's progress,residue,self,symbol,womb",https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-795.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"Boundaries of the Self (1961-11-24); Confidence in God (1958-06-13)",,"In this recording within the We Believe series; Howard Thurman reads from James Cane Allen's ""The Choir Invisible,"" in order to reflect upon the ways in which one can come to understand community. He notes that in one's own quest for identity, that relationships can become utilitarian, only being aware of community ""at points of relevancy to our purposes."" What Thurman is insisting in this recording, is that when one pushes past the superficial boundaries of separateness, that one can find the ""deep, hidden springs of magic"" which informs one's understanding of the divine. In this recording within the We Believe series: Howard Thurman reflects upon a passage from the prophet Jeremiah. From the reading, Thurman ponders what it means to have complete confidence in God. He notes that there are longings of the heart that are much deeper than any desire for material possessions. For Thurman, it is in the places of ""the deepest needs of the spirit,"" that one discovers what it can mean for one to understand these needs of the spirit. ","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1961-11-24,"Dustin Mailman",,,audio,,,394-794,,,,,,,,,"",,,"Boundaries of the Self; Confidence in God (ET-54; GC 12-3-71), 1971 Dec 3",1960s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"community,curse,ecology,ego,existentialism,experience,heart,interconnectivity,James Cane Allen,Jeremiah,magic,materiality,National Geographic,oasis,parthenon,permanence,redemption,responsibility,Sahara Desert,sphinx,temporality,The Choir Invisible",https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-794.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"""How Precious Are Thy Thoughts..."" (1961-01-13); Try Me and Know My Thoughts (1961-03-17)",,"In this recording within the We Believe series; Howard Thurman reflects upon the line ""How precious are thy thoughts, O God,"" found within Psalm 139. Thurman uses this verse in order to poetically wax the miracle that is having a mind. In this recording, Thurman suggests that because the mind orders the body, that it is significant to discern what the mind of God consists of. It is in the discerning of God's mind that one finds the content of devotional posturing: wisdom, tenderness, and love. In this recording within the We Believe series; Howard Thurman reads from a Gaelic Blessing, and the concluding stanza in Psalm 139, attempting to make sense of the content of a faithful human existence. He uses these reflections in order to emphasize his understanding of the interrelatedness of life, and the ways in which action and reaction are essential to both human flourishing and human suffering. Here, Thurman places great emphasis on responsibility, indicating that to live a life is to participate in a responsible act. ","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1961-01-13,"Dustin Mailman",,,audio,,,394-793,,,,,,,,,"",,,"Response to Life; Responsibility for Action (ET-52; GC 12-2-71), 1971 Dec 2",1960s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"action,birth,Conrad,ecology,egg,experience,fact of life,Faust,freedom,germ,imagination,interconnectivity,Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe,judgement,memory,mind,myth,new life,Psalm 139,psychiatrist,reaction,responsibility,salvation,Tennyson,Ulysses,wind",https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-793.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"Prayers (1962-06-01); When I Awake (1961-03-03)",,"This recording has two parts. In ""Prayers,"" Thurman reads two prayers. The first is about responsibilities, needs, and our desire to help others without knowing how. The second is Psalm 139. In ""When I Awake,"" he discusses the relatedness of all humans to other humans, past and present. He suggests that we are never alone because of these connections and because we are all part of God.","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1962-06-01,"Description by Spencer Roberts",,,audio,,,394-792,,,,,,,,,"","Edited - GL 7/29",,"Prayers; Relatedness of All Life (ET-51; GC 12-2-71), 1971 Dec 2",1960s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-792.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0
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"If I Ascend Up to Heaven (1961-01-06); The Patience of Unanswered Prayer (1958-04-11)",,"This recording has two parts. In ""If I Ascend Up to Heaven,"" Thurman explores the idea that God is present in the joys of life and the darkest of times. He also dwells on the idea that we often feel isolated from others, but that no one is isolated from God. In ""The Patience of Unanswered Prayer,"" Thurman explores the value of learning the patience of unanswered prayer. He suggests that this patience can lead away from a focus on the hunger for something that has not come to pass. Instead, we can focus on what it can mean to deal with that hunger and how it can help us understand ourselves. He then offers a number of ways in which we can help answer the question, “What do you do with the frustrations of your own life?”","Thurman, Howard","MSS 394","Pitts Theology Library, Emory University",1961-01-06,"Description by Spencer Roberts",,,audio,,,394-791,,,,,,,,,"","Edited - GL 7/29",,"The Patience of Unanswered Prayer; Presence of God (ET-50; GC 12-3-71), 1971 Dec 3",1960s,,,,"WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pittspublic/thurman/pdf/394-791.pdf,AudioWithTranscription,"We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)",1,0