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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…

Thurman starts this recording by talking about the desire to be remembered and recognized in the world. If one is anonymous in their life, then they are living without life, and death isn’t even fully dying. Then he proceeds to answer questions from people in an audience. This prompts Thurman to tell the story of how the group he brought to San Francisco and the Fellowship Church formed. With this, he also explains the racial breakdown of the United States while this was happening. Thurman tells…

This sermon is the fourth of nine in a series of sermons given in Marsh Chapel that are titled "The Inward Journey." Utilizing the intersections between Jane Steger, Jacob Boehme, and Meister Eckhart, Thurman explores what Steger calls "the inner light." He notes that the inner light within humanity is first, the "ground of God that is present in humanity," and second, a phenomenon that is "imposed upon the personality" without consent. He holds this definition in juxtaposition with a religious…