Description
In this first sermon on "The Men Who've Walked with God," Thurman explores the dynamics of mysticism. Mystical experience is deeply personal, and yet always urging one out towards life. The mystic cannot be lost in transcendence, because the mystic must test their insights in the outer world. Mysticism is better experienced than it is explained. In this experience, there is direct contact with the Spirit of God. For this reason, as Thurman says, the mystic goes against the grain of institutions that claim their formulas are the doorway to God. Thurman ends hinting that the following series will deal with the disciplines of mysticism that keep the spirit active within and in the world.
Creator
Thurman, Howard
Date
1953-04-12
Contributor
Description by Rodell Jefferson III.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 2019.
Original Title
Men Who've Walked: God, part 1 and 2 (Fellowship Church or Marsh Chapel), 1953 Apr 12, 19
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