Moment of Crisis, part 6; The American Dream, 1958 Mar 16, Jul 6
Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981
In this final installment of Moment of Crisis, Thurman is discussing the response of religious communities to the marginalized in society. The salvation of foreigners in Isaiah 56 is discussed as the unnamed prophet referenced in this text was compelled to take a position against those other prophets and devout believers, who insisted on the utter exclusiveness, cultural exclusiveness, religious exclusiveness, of the Judites. This critical moment points out one of the central paradoxes of the religious experience, man-made categories that define who has the right to worship God where. Thurman believes that exclusivity in religious institutions and communities is against life and therefore against God.
Primary Repository ID
test_394-610_A
System of Record ID
300000445295
Local Call Number
MSS 394
Legacy Identifier
394-610_A.mp3
Title
Moment of Crisis, part 6; The American Dream, 1958 Mar 16, Jul 6
Creator
Date Created
March 16, 1958
Language
English
Description
In this final installment of Moment of Crisis, Thurman is discussing the response of religious communities to the marginalized in society. The salvation of foreigners in Isaiah 56 is discussed as the unnamed prophet referenced in this text was compelled to take a position against those other prophets and devout believers, who insisted on the utter exclusiveness, cultural exclusiveness, religious exclusiveness, of the Judites. This critical moment points out one of the central paradoxes of the religious experience, man-made categories that define who has the right to worship God where. Thurman believes that exclusivity in religious institutions and communities is against life and therefore against God.
Author(s) of Description
Halyard, ShaCarolyn
Content Type
Audio
Content Genre
lectures
Extent
31:26 min
28.73 MB
Keyword(s)
community
duality
religious experience
Subject - Topic/Names
Subject - Geographic
Subject - Time Period
Related Material
Series Title
Moment of Crisis
Title [Parent Work/Source]
Howard Thurman audiovisual collection
Sublocation
Box 17
Rights Statement
Reproduced with the permission of the Thurman Family. Further reproduction, distribution, public display, or other re-use of any content beyond a fair use as codified in section 107 of US Copyright Law or other applicable privilege requires permission from the Thurman Family.
Transcript License
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
Sort Date
1958
