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The Howard Thurman Podcast

Howard Thurman (Uploaded by Duncan Hamra)

In 2010, the family of Howard Thurman (1899-1981) donated a large collection of audio and video materials. 1,400 individual recordings, totaling over 41,000 minutes of audio and video. Most of the recordings are of Thurman himself, being interviewed, delivering lectures, or offering sermons.It is my goal to support the The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, at Pitts Theology at Emory University, with their goals of 1) preserving for future generations 2) making the audio accessible to scholars and the

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13:52

Inner Peace (1960-05-06)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording, Thurman explores the varieties of peace we can find in life, from innocent peace as children to the peace of exhaustion when we've overwhelmed our resources and can do nothing more. Finally, there is the peace resulting from triumph over adversity, when we are able to "distill goodness out of that which is not good" and "learned how to winnow beauty out of ugliness."Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)Tags:Description by Spencer

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13:21

Ministry of the Living Spirit (1959-03-06)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording, Thurman discusses the quiet ministry of the living spirit, which feeds our deepest spiritual needs and remains a source of strength when all other dependencies fall away.Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)Tags:Description by Spencer RobertsRecorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, MassachusettsCitation: Thurman, Howard, “Ministry of the Living Spirit (1959-03-06),” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024,

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13:03

Timeless and Timebound (1959-02-27)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording, Thurman discusses how timetables and schedules can affect us in negative and positive ways. Timetables can sometimes be oppressive, and so "we become busy." In other cases, they allow us to become more efficient and thus find more time to cultivate our inward part. Thurman ends by focusing on the importance of cultivating habits that "steel us within" so that we might find inner tranquility among the turmoil of life.Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television

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14:17

The Meaning of Love (1958-03-07)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe series, Howard Thurman reflects upon a passage from 1 Corinthians to elaborate on his understanding of love. He defines love as "the experience of being dealt with at a point in oneself that is beyond all the good and beyond all the evil. He notes that the love of God functions as the exemplary love to which humanity should strive towards. Thurman's conception of love is not possessive nor transactional, rather, it is interdependent and comes from the

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13:46

The Big Dream; the Little Act (1959-05-29)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe series; Howard Thurman reads a meditation that speaks of two men who were once enemies sharing the same prison cell. From this meditation, he asks the question of what it means to overcome evil, and anticipate the Kingdom of God? He continues that it is in the disruption of barriers of hatred that humanity builds against itself that one can begin to anticipate the inbreaking of the Kingdom of God. He continues, when we put our lives at the disposal of

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13:57

Integrity of the Act (1959-05-08)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording, Thurman first cautions us to think twice before we move our neighbor's landmarks. This means to be aware that we are never able to fully understand another person's perspective and path through life. "To know a man is to know concerning his landmarks, for these are his points of referral that stand out beyond and above all the traffic of his life, advising and tutoring him in his journey through life and beyond." Thurman then explores the difficult yet important

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13:46

Prayers (1962-06-01)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

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.Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)Tags:Description by Spencer RobertsRecorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, MassachusettsCitation: Thurman, Howard, “Prayers (1962-06-01),” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/168.

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12:35

Love Suffereth Long (1959-11-13)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording, Thurman discusses the experiences of suffering and joy in human life. He explores an interpretation of the phrase "love suffereth long" in which our love is expressed through actions that make us vulnerable in our desperate attempt to care for another person.Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)Tags:Description by Spencer RobertsRecorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, MassachusettsCitation: Thurman, Howard, “Love Suffereth Long (1959-11-13),” The Howard

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12:57

Love and Self-Confidence (1959-11-06)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe series, Howard Thurman unpacks his understanding of love, the experience of love, and the nature of love. Thurman describes love at its best to be an involvement with the "innermost center of the beloved." Thurman describes the experience of love as being "totally dealt with," noting that trust, responsibility, and consent all point to the creative moment that composes one's understanding of "love." Love is shared, love is

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13:13

[Past and Present], 1953

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

Thurman references colorful allegories and metaphors in this recording to remind us that focusing on the past can prevent one’s self from achieving fulfillment and helping those yet-to-come. His most powerful reference is to the “new and old wood” of an apple tree. He states clearly that fruit is only born on the new wood, and that the function of old wood is to bear that new wood. He connects this metaphor to the book of Hebrew to explain that without the past, the present has no meaning, and

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13:13

Contradictions of Life, 1953

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

Thurman addresses the manifestations of the principle of alternation in life, ranging from the experiences of the individual to changes that affect the world. This alternation requires a “fallow period” from man, as life wanes, and a period of quiet restoration before it prepares to wax again. Thurman explains that this anxiety-inducing ebb is part of a natural, contradictory cycle, and that when man understands that the flow will come again, they can be at peace knowing that the contradictions in

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14:35

Life is a River (1961-03-24)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

This message was broadcast as part of the "We Believe" television series on March 24, 1961. In the meditation, Thurman discusses the analogy of life as a river, as it flows, and floods, and returns to calm.Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)Tags:Description by Spencer RobertsRecorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, MassachusettsCitation: Thurman, Howard, “Life is a River (1961-03-24),” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024,

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13:59

Deep River, My Home is Over Jordan (1958-01-31)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman places the Negro Spiritual "Deep is the River, My Home is Over Jordan," and Langston Hughes' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in conversation with one another. He likens the life of a river to the movement of human existence: the river begins as a mere stream, then becomes a river wearing down the riverbanks, then disperses itself into a wider ocean. As the river shifts and bends, Thurman claims, the human life also bends and

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7:50

Thankful for What? (1964-11-20)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman reflects upon the Thanksgiving season, asking the question: "What is the nature of your own gratitude?" He calls the listener to discern whether or not they have paused to look at their life in the present moment and identifies the present moment as a gift. When considering the task of understanding the present moment as a gift, mercy and gratitude function as the means to allow oneself to be present in the moment. Thurman claims that

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13:39

A Thanksgiving Meditation (1958-11-14)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman reflects upon the Thanksgiving season. He lists a litany of feelings, emotions, materials, and states of being that he is thankful for: air to breath, food to eat, shelter, love, etc. He then discerns the way in which humanity may overlook many of the things that humanity should be grateful for: the ability to have food, all that dies in order for us to live, etc. He then concludes this meditation by discerning the ways in which one could

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11:54

The Blind Man (1958-10-03)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this message about how we deal with frustrations in life, Thurman discusses the song of the blind man and the Biblical story on which it was based. He points out that there are three ways of dealing with frustration. First, we might strike out against everything around us in bitterness, injuring ourselves and others. Second, we might withdraw and detach ourselves from life, losing our vitality and burning out. But Thurman encourages us to take the third option, "to take the raw materials of

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35:48

DEEP RIVER; NATURE OF LIFE (1958-09-26)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe Series, Thurman reflects upon the "sorrow songs" of those who were enslaved in America. His remarks speak specifically to the songs that reflect upon the self in relation to a river, such as, "My soul has gone deep like the rivers." The voices of these singers relate their lives to that of a river from a place of deep experientiality. Thurman continues, by relating the unfolding of life to that of a river: a simplistic origin which grows into a

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13:21

John Brown's Body (1960-02-09)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe Series, Howard Thurman reads an excerpt from Stephen Vincent Benet's book, "John Brown's Body." According to Thurman, he reads this text every year the Friday before Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The quotation that is read comes from the perspective of Abraham Lincoln. In it, Lincoln ponders God's will for black bodies in America, pledges his allegiance to the union, and likens himself to an old hunting dog when reflecting upon his

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12:58

John Brown's Body (1960-02-05)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this recording within the We Believe Series, Howard Thurman reads an excerpt from Stephen Vincent Benet's book, "John Brown's Body." According to Thurman, he reads this text every year the Friday before Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The quotation that is read comes from the perspective of Abraham Lincoln. In it, Lincoln ponders God's will for America, likens himself to an old hunting dog when reflecting upon his tenacity while fighting in the Civil War, and attempts to find

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12:06

Jacob's Ladder (1958-11-07)

The Howard Thurman Podcast ·

2024/09/21

In this message, Thurman discusses the song "Jacob's Ladder" and how it has been taken to represent human experience as a journey. He also describes a Gothic principle in which human life is Earth-bound, but also involves a sense of the beyond that provides opportunity for alternatives and choices in every aspect of life.Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)Tags:Description by Spencer RobertsRecorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, MassachusettsCitation: Thurman, Howard,

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