If the order gets mixed up, thats misery. The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin By William Sloane Coffin Book Review An impressive collection of sermons by William Sloan Coffin delivered from 1977 to 1982. Letters to a Young Doubter By William Sloane Coffin Book Review Letters by the inimitable Christian progressive on faith, doubt, Jesus, and the insanities of a world awash . Just click the play button. So while trite, its true: I walked a mile with Pleasure, She chattered all the way; But left me none the wiser For all she had to say. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave. God did not bash the truck into your fathers car. I feel scorched by how much he insists on truthfulness in grief. William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 - April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. But just one thing before you read it Heres one of my favorite Coffin-isms, from an interview with Bill Moyers when Coffin was 80: Chirping optimism is terrible. While he was a student, my father heard the feisty William Coffin preach as a young chaplain at Yale. You can purchase one, four, seven sermons, or you can purchase the whole year or "album". But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyone's protection, just for everyone's unending support. Embed. Theres such wisdom in these words that Ive found it bears re-reading from time to time. They are gone. After the death of his wife, C.S. It is difficult to know how to theologise about a tragedy of this order without descending into cliche, trivialisation or offensiveness. William Sloane Coffin Jr., was arrested several times during the civil rights movement. These sermons were delivered from the pulpit at Riverside Church, N.Y.C. Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. COFFIN: No. The reality of grief is the absence of God My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? The reality of grief is the solitude of pain, the feeling that your heart is in pieces, your minds a blank, that there is no joy the world can give like that it takes away. (Lord Byron). This website is the home of the William Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. For. Didn't the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined?". what do you say? Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead, If a week ago last Monday, a lamp went out, it was because, for him at least, the Dawn had come. Q: Where does the rise of conservatism, especially on the religious Right among Protestant evangelicals, fit into this whole thing? And the name died before the man. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. And find unwithered on its curls While I could never presume to know the answer, I do take comfort in this passage from the author Kate Braestrup, which I wrote in my final post on this blog (below). Ralph Nader: With the majority of Americans in poll after poll turning against the U.S. war and occupation in Iraq and with many retired Generals, diplomats and intelligence officials opposed to the invasion in the first instance why is the organized opposition not greater? (There's words for everything else.) Will was tyring to elicit thoughts about the whole concept of a god's will. So why the grief, self pity? The night after Alex died I was sitting in the living room of my sisters house outside of Boston, when the front door opened and in came a nice-looking, middle-aged woman, carrying about eighteen quiches. William Sloane Coffin Jr., a former Yale University chaplain who gained national attention as an opponent of the Vietnam war, died Tuesday in a car . A fragment of what you felt, of what you knew, We should be able to plumb the depths of sadness and rise to the heights of joy, even ecstasy, though at my age, its not too easy. But when children die, they take away the future as well. I know that. "Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.". RN: Why do you think most of the anti-war groups stopped their marches in 2004 and became quiescent compared to 2003? Then he moves on to the next town. Podcast #862: Heal the Body With Extended Fasting Podcast #761: How Testosterone Makes Men, Men How Saunas Can Help Save Your Body, Mind, and Spirit Podcast #852: The Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness The Art of Manliness participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links. It is self-interest. This well-intentioned person had brought in a dinner for Coffin and his family and said, "I just don't understand the will of God." He said: "I'll say you don't, friend. If you are interested in purchasing the whole collection on aDVD Data Discplease contact me byemail. Ten days after his son, Alex, was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered this sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. And finally I know that when Alex beat me to the grave, the finish line was not Boston Harbor in the middle of the night. Protestant preacher William Sloane Coffin after the death of his college-age son in an accident confesses to blowing up at a neighbor. Still there is much by way of consolation. This is the ninth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. Some will even argue that God has a purpose in allowing the accident and will use this tragedy to provoke moral growth in the world (though one hopes that this explanation will not be offered in the hearing of any grieving family members). In his younger days he was an athlete, a talented pianist, a CIA officer, and later chaplain of Yale University, where the influence of H. Richard Niebuhr's social philosophy led him to . I mentioned the healing flood of letters. I walked a mile with Sorrow Rev. What should churches be doing in the face of whats going on in our country right now? You blew it. The one thing that should never be said when someone dies is It is the will of God. Never do we know enough to say that. We see acuter quite The Theology of William Sloane Coffin. But its a fact: few of us are naturally profound. You blew it." "William Sloane Coffin offers here a powerful antidote to the politics of the religious right with a clarion call to passive intellectuals and dispirited liberals to reenter the fray with an unabashedly Christian view of social justice. All rights reserved. Quotes, as voted by Quotefancy readers. And the folks in Riverside Church had to know whether or not they still had a pastor. And I wept and I wept. Kate Braestrups book is beautiful, and I highly recommend it to all who are seeking answers. Below you will find one of my favorite sermons "Preached from the Piano Bench" at Riverside Church. Lewis wrote, "They say 'the coward dies many times'; so does the beloved. As the grief that once seemed unbearable begins to turn now to bearable sorrow, the truths in the right biblical passages are beginning, once again, to take hold: Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall strengthen thee; Weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh in the morning; Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling; In this world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world; The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.. When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. Contributions to support this project can always be made through PayPal (david@davidcoffin.com). Q: Let me ask you to look back a little bit at some of the great movements you were part of. Smart lad, to slip betimes away Which is not to say that there are no nature-caused deaths I can think of many right here in this parish in the five years I've been here deaths that are untimely and slow and pain-ridden, which for that reason raise unanswerable questions, and even the specter of a Cosmic Sadist yes, even an Eternal Vivisector. Ill say you dont, lady! I said. Which is not to say that there are no nature-caused deaths I can think of many right here in this parish in the five years Ive been here deaths that are untimely and slow and pain-ridden, which for that reason raise unanswerable questions, and even the specter of a Cosmic Sadist yes, even an Eternal Vivisector. Practicing wholesale justice Interview with Bob Abernathy August 27, 204 The Rev. And his body was too badly damaged in the accident for his soul to stay in it anymore, and so he died. The post A Eulogy for Alex appeared first on The Art of Manliness. Some of the very best, and easily the worst, knew their Bibles better than the human condition. Receive small business resources and advice about entrepreneurial info, home based business, business franchises and startup opportunities for entrepreneurs. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. An Eulogy for Alex Theres something in the flight That clarifies the sight And decks the rays. But assuming they did, if they hadn't (it was supposed to be god's plan all along) there would be no Christian religion and no savior who died to save everyone else. When she saw me, she shook her head, then headed for the kitchen, saying sadly over her shoulder, I just dont understand the will of God. Instantly I was up and in hot pursuit, swarming all over her. It withers quicker than the rose. That clarifies the sight We all do what we know how to do, maybe. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. The best of William Sloane Coffin, Jr. William Sloane Coffin's Eulogy for Alex Ten days after his son, Alex, was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered this sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. But I think much of our exasperation could be tempered if we could see our lives more from God's perspective than our own. Thats why immediately after such a tragedy people must come to your rescue, people who only want to hold your hand, not to quote anybody or even say anything, people who simply bring food and flowers the basics of beauty and life people who sign letters simply, Your brokenhearted sister. In other words, in my intense grief I felt some of my fellow reverends not many, and none of you, thank God were using comforting words of Scripture for self-protection, to pretty up a situation whose bleakness they simply couldnt face. I was first introduced to this sermon years agoin a college communications course, and I have thought of it with surprising regularityever since. This is the last year of the complete 10 year collection of sermons. All too often we speak when we should be listening "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Q: As you look back on everything you've done in your wonderful life, what are you most proud of? When parents die, as my mother did last month, they take with them a large portion of the past. The Rev William Sloane Coffin A radical preacher and antiwar activist, he took on the American establishment Christopher Reed Thu 13 Apr 2006 19.04 EDT The upbringing of William Sloane. And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. Never do we know enough to say that. What do you say to those people? William Sloane Coffin Heart, Optimistic, Independent 64 Copy quote To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving. Of course its a crutch. I did grief work. The use of Gods will or God has chosen to take whatever the phrase has always made me uncomfortable. Runners whom renown outran When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. The prayers are presented in several multi-year collections. They said it was god's will, that she is in heaven now and they moved on without the tearjerking remorse many who call them true believers in a faith feel. ABERNETHY: As he conducts what he calls his lover's quarrel with his country, Coffin acknowledges that he has to be careful not to become self-righteous himself -- perhaps especially when he is honored, as he is often. I know how you feel I think you raise an important point when you say There are many kinds of silence, and one of them is a humbled, respectful listening silence First you leap, and then you grow wings." --- William Sloane Coffin. That's the puzzlement of it all. Bill Coffin's legacy is ministry . No. William Crawley | 12:42 UK time, Friday, 27 July 2007. That's why immediately after such a tragedy people must come to your rescue, people who only want to hold your hand, not to quote anybody or even say anything, people who simply bring food and flowers the basics of beauty and life people who sign letters simply, "Your brokenhearted sister." As the grief that once seemed unbearable begins to turn now to bearable sorrow, the truths in the right biblical passages are beginning, once again, to take hold: Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall strengthen thee; Weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh in the morning; Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling; In this world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world; The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. And finally I know that when Alex beat me to the grave, the finish line was not Boston Harbor in the middle of the night. And there are large accidents, like the one your dad was in. How do you separate patriotism from criticism? But I'm an atheist. When parents die, as my mother did last month, they take with them a large portion of the past. RN: What do you think the churches and the National Council of Churches should be doing that they are not now doing regarding the war-occupation? How are you able to look at the world as it is and still have the capacity for feeling joyful? Itsjust one of those things I think is worth a read by all. c a m p u s l i f e ; m e s s a g e But . Thursday, February 15, 2007. I walked a mile with Sorrow And neer a word said she; But the things I learned from her But oh, the things I learned from her When sorrow walked with me. And silence sounds no worse than cheers 15 And of course I know, even when pain is deep, that God is good. Until one has personally experienced the loss of a loved one, one can not understand the feelings about the death both positive and negative. My own broken heart is mending, and largely thanks to so many of you, my dear parishioners; for if in the last week I have relearned one lesson, it is that love not only begets love, it transmits strength. He was 81.. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. God does not spill milk. And decks the rays. Instantly I was up and in hot pursuit, swarming all over her. Nowhere in the scripture does it say, God is car accident or God is death. God is justice and kindness, mercy, and always always love. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. Continue the suffering of living in preference to going to heaven just so you'll have their company around. This is the tenth year of the complete 10 year collection of sermons. This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1980-1981. When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. Details are given further below. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. After the death of his wife, C.S. A different man named Alex Hamilton who was a British broadcaster used the saying in 1978. Do you think about that? Then a miracle working preacher comes to town promising at midnight, all the dead will rise from boot hill and come back to life. And set you at your threshold down, Read more. I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the cold ground. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, Shoulder-high we bring you home, #Ignorance #Self #Violence. Reprinted with permission of theWilliam Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. Rev. Q: How about your own death? Didnt the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined?. There are small accidents, like knocking over your milk at the dinner table. Because there are no rankling unanswered questions, and because Alex and I simply adored each other, the wound for me is deep, but clean. But when children die, they take away the future as well. I'm not a believer but at least I appreciate when people demonstrate that they actually believe in what they say they do. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. They accepted that it was god's will. Rev. But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyones protection, just for everyones unending support. Fragrant is the blossom. This is the third year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. Every sermon constitutes a powerful reminder of his legacy-challenging the conscience of a nation. A Eulogy for Alex Editor's note: Ten days after his son, Alex, drove off a bridge and was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered the following sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. Because there are no rankling unanswered questions, and because Alex and I simply adored each other, the wound for me is deep, but clean. COFFIN: What this country needs, what I think God wants us to do, is not practice piecemeal charity but engage in wholesale justice. Q: I'm interested in the distinction between a speech and a sermon. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. As his younger brother put it simply, standing at the head of the casket at the Boston funeral, You blew it, buddy. Lewis wrote, They say the coward dies many times; so does the beloved. Above all, he condemns what he sees as the country's self-righteousness. You can purchase individual sermons for $4.42 (includes processing fees). Lovers and thinkers into the earth with you. He was 81. . Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death, Joan Halifax, Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communicatoins of the Dying, How Can I Help? Rev. http://dlvr.it/Ng3r8d. But the point is this. By a departing light We see acuter quite Than by a wick that stays. The title of the sermon is "Alex's Death" and it comes on the heals of Rev. But its a fact: few of us are naturally profound. Than by a wick that stays. So what is the role of the university chaplain? The fact you find that puzzling makes me glad not to be in your family! Which is not to say that there are no nature-caused deaths I can think of many right here in this parish in the five years Ive been here deaths that are untimely and slow and pain-ridden, which for that reason raise unanswerable questions, and even the specter of a Cosmic Sadist yes, even an Eternal Vivisector. Sometimes it has seemed that patriotism blocked any kind of criticism, that we were afraid if we spoke out against going to war or the policies after the Iraq war, that it would be considered disloyal to the troops and our country. This invaluable anthology is the first and only collection dedi William Sloane Coffin, Jr., (born June 1, 1924, New York, New York, U.S.died April 12, 2006, Strafford, Vermont, U.S.), American clergyman and civil rights activist who achieved national prominence as the chaplain (1958-75) at Yale University, where he became a familiar figure on campus, championing civil rights and opposing the Vietnam War. Still there is much by way of consolation. The older I get, the more I accept that death is the inevitable consequence of life, why can't believers? In my case on the death of my wife they were summed up well in a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay entitled Dirge without Music. This is the seventh year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. So while trite, its true: I walked a mile with Pleasure, She chattered all the way; But left me none the wiser For all she had to say. After the death of Coffin's father in 1933, the family moved to Carmel, California, where William attended public school until the ninth grade, when he attended Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts. But violent deaths, such as the one Alex died to understand those is a piece of cake. I know, but I do not approve, and I am not resigned. William Sloane Coffin. Man and boy stood cheering by, After earth has stopped the ears: Now you will not swell the rout And round that early-laurelled head 25 As almost all of you know, a week ago last Monday night, driving in a terrible storm, my son Alexander who to his friends was a real day-brightener, and to his family "fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky" my twenty-four-year-old Alexander, who enjoyed beating his old man at every game and in every race, beat his father to the grave. I swear to you, I wouldn't be standing here were I not upheld. RN: What should the U.S. government do now? From fields where glory does not stay, 10 Required fields are marked *. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. Welcome to the sermons and prayers download page. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. so if God doesnt will these things to happen, why does he let them happen? 00:00 $ 75.00 Sermons from Riverside Church 1982 Didnt the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined? When parents die, as my mother did last month, they take with them a large portion of the past. Coffin on defense issues from the Center for Defense Information; Read Coffin's eulogy for his son Alex; Relive the past with Rev. The Rev. I'm sure there must be something somewhere in the Bible which says words to that effect. Individual prayers and sermons can be purchased by clicking the cart icon next to each prayer or sermon title. Your email address will not be published. I know how lucky I am! Rev. Q: What's the essential connection for you between religious faith and justice? I think in the end they pay him a fortune to make the dead go back to their graves. In the fascinating documentary movie Mondo Cane' which was released in 1962, among the strange and seemingly depraved (to Western eyes) behavior is one segment about old people in China who wait around in the upper floor of a house to die while their families are downstairs at a party celebrating their deaths. RN: How is Vermont a model in this respect? Editor's note: Ten days after his son, Alex, drove off a bridge and was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered the following sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. God is dead set against all unnatural deaths. At Riverside, the profession of faith is "Jesus is Lord." But the things I learned from her @art-of-manliness / art-of-manliness.tumblr.com, Editors note: Ten days after his son, Alex, drove off a bridgeand was killed in a car accident, Reverend William Sloane Coffin delivered the following sermon to his congregation at Riverside Church in New York City. The night after Alex died I was sitting in the living room of my sister's house outside of Boston, when the front door opened and in came a nice-looking, middle-aged woman, carrying about eighteen quiches. #Firsts #Leap #Wings. William Sloane Coffin Jr. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. (born 1924) was a Yale University chaplain who spoke out against the Vietnam War and was indicted as a criminal by the United States government for conspiring to aid young men to avoid the military draft.. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. was born to considerable wealth and social position on June 1, 1924, in New York City. These are some of the popular topics this blog covers. For some reason, nothing so infuriates me as the incapacity of seemingly intelligent people to get it through their heads that God doesn't go around this world with his fingers on triggers, his fists around knives, his hands on steering wheels. And, in spite of all of this, God is wherever love can be found. The reality of grief is the absence of God My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? The reality of grief is the solitude of pain, the feeling that your heart is in pieces, your minds a blank, that there is no joy the world can give like that it takes away. (Lord Byron). Love without criticism is a kind of betrayal. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. Ill say you dont, lady! I said. My dad, who became a doctor, has a weathered copy of Alexs Death which he has xeroxed on many occasions to give to friends and colleagues experiencing loss. William Sloane Coffin. This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1982-1983. Of lads that wore their honours out, William Sloane Coffin Jr. offers one more complicated blessing. If a week ago last Monday, a lamp went out, it was because, for him at least, the Dawn had come. Yale University's chaplain, the Rev. The scripture reading for each sermon can be found below in PDF format. Brett & Kate McKay March 18, 2017 Last updated: June 16, 2021. Crowned with lilies and Laurel they go; but I am not resigned. But violent deaths, such as the one Alex died to understand those is a piece of cake. It is incredible and very powerful. Its presence in my mind has been so frequent, especially recently after the loss of a dear friend, that I finally decided to share it here. I swear to you, I wouldnt be standing here were I not upheld. In a prideful way it would be easier to walk the valley alone, nobly, head high, instead of as we must marching as the latest recruit in the worlds army of the bereaved. "Eulogy for Alex" by William Sloane Coffin Q: You have, in the course of your life, participated in a good many great causes and have done so with a lot of passion. Q: Why do you think that is, in the country as a whole? William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. by Rev. Cannot see the record cut, You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. In my email signature, I have this quote by him: The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love.. Getentrepreneurial.com: Resources for Small Business Entrepreneurs in 2022. William Sloane Coffin Compassion, Sentimental, Individual William Sloane Coffin (2004). And the wise mans gone back. Thats why immediately after such a tragedy people must come to your rescue, people who only want to hold your hand, not to quote anybody or even say anything, people who simply bring food and flowers the basics of beauty and life people who sign letters simply, Your brokenhearted sister. In other words, in my intense grief I felt some of my fellow reverends not many, and none of you, thank God were using comforting words of Scripture for self-protection, to pretty up a situation whose bleakness they simply couldnt face. I was impressed by the Amish last year when that young girl was killed. These days, campuses are very concerned with religious pluralism. William Sloane Coffin Jr. in 1986. While the words of the Bible are true, grief renders them unreal. 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