William Sloane Coffin. ABERNETHY: I spoke with Coffin about growing old. As for the theological issues, I agree with William on the need for respectful silence. 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. Practicing wholesale justice Interview with Bob Abernathy August 27, 204 The Rev. And that's what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. Lovers and thinkers into the earth with you. By a departing light John Wright #5 It withers quicker than the rose. Still there is much by way of consolation. For all she had to say. During WWII, Coffin joined the army and later served as a CIA agent after the outbreak of the Korean War. Gracious God, whose own Son's term of service to humanity was so full that its brevity was no distress, we call to mind on this Memorial Sunday those "who will not grow old as we who are left to grow old," those whose lives were too brief for us but long enough, perhaps, for thee. Because there are no rankling unanswered questions, and because Alex and I simply adored each other, the wound for me is deep, but clean. 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." Alex, as he was called, was killed in a car accident in 1983 when he was only. 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Coffin delivered his sermon "Eulogy for Alex" at Riversid e Church. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. Rev. But oh, the things I learned from her Townsman of a stiller town. 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. William Sloane Coffin Jr., a Presbyterian minister and social activist who was an outspoken leader of the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s and '70s, died Wednesday at his . Runners whom renown outran Q: What's the essential connection for you between religious faith and justice? But I also, couldnt think of anything else for the moment, but about Alex, and his death. Theres something in the flight There are many kinds of silence, and one of them is a humbled, respectful, listening silence. If the order gets mixed up, thats misery. "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" But violent deaths, such as the one Alex died to understand those is a piece of cake. Didn't the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined?". We have to be forced down. Rev. Tony Campolo retells an incident involving William Sloane Coffin following the death of his son, Alexander. These days, campuses are very concerned with religious pluralism. It is self-interest. To be one with the dull, indiscriminate dust. But I'm an atheist. BBC Northern Ireland presenter William Crawley discusses the often controversial political, religious and ethical issues of the day. These are all end of sermon prayers from the Sunday sermon delivered at Riverside Church. 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). So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind. For some reason, nothing so infuriates me as the incapacity of seemingly intelligent people to get it through their heads that God doesnt go around this world with his fingers on triggers, his fists around knives, his hands on steering wheels. Just click the play button. Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave. So what is the role of the university chaplain? Thousands of people have died without the benefit of a poetic father! After the tsunami, some Moslem clerics said it was god's punishment for their sins. William Sloane Coffin Jr., was arrested several times during the civil rights movement. This is the fifth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. You gave me what God gives all of us minimum protection, maximum support. Read more. 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. I was first introduced to this sermon years agoin a college communications course, and I have thought of it with surprising regularityever since. in 1949. Bill Coffin's legacy is ministry . As you look around the country today, I wonder whether you see an absence of commitment to great causes with great passion. This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1977-1979. We have to be forced down. He was a cleric. He was ordained in the Presbyterian church and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. But left me none the wiser But like God herself, Scripture is not around for anyones protection, just for everyones unending support. Did you perhaps mistake me for someone else?? But the point is this. Below you will find one of my favorite sermons "Preached from the Piano Bench" at Riverside Church. Still there is much by way of consolation. Justice is at the heart of religious faith. The answers quick and keen, the honest look, the laughter, the love, Additionally, a 301 Moved Permanently error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. 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. But I do not approve. But oh, 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. 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. A good question, Suzy. Because there are no rankling unanswered questions, and because Alex and I simply adored each other, the wound for me is deep, but clean. I swear to you, I wouldnt be standing here were I not upheld. He became famous while at Yale in the 1960s for his opposition to the Vietnam War. Last week my senior minister shared with me a sermon dated January 23, 1983 (Palm Sunday) written by William Sloane Coffin. Q: Why do you think that is, in the country as a whole? And decks the rays. The best of William Sloane Coffin, Jr. This is amazing. No matter where they're going or what they're going to experience, the primary reason people mourn a death is because they know they'll miss the person who died and won't see them again. I know how lucky I am! He attended Deerfield Academy and Phillips Academy Andover before beginning his studies at Yale University in 1942. 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. Coffin's son, Alex, tragic death in an automobile accident. Rev. And neer a word said she; William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. And, in spite of all of this, God is wherever love can be found. The Rev. I'm sure there must be something somewhere in the Bible which says words to that effect. "Eulogy for Alex" by William Sloane Coffin 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? The Art of Manliness participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links. 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. Well, so I wanted them to know, they had a pastor. So if you want to know where God is in this or in anything, look for love., Your email address will not be published. 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. This is the eighth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. January 6, 1968 Spock and Coffin Indicted For Activity Against Draft By FRED P. GRAHAM . Reprinted with permission of theWilliam Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. by Rev. One of the most powerful statements in this sermon was the following: The reality of grief is the solitude of pain, the feeling that your heart is in pieces, your mind's Thanks for posting this. Q: You preached that wonderful sermon after your son's death, and there were some ideas in there about what is "God's will.". ABERNETHY: Coffin became the leader of the U.S. campaign against nuclear weapons. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. Rev. This website is the home of the William Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. Of lads that wore their honours out, The one thing that should never be said when someone dies is "It is the will of God." My own consolation lies in knowing that it was not the will of God that Alex die; that when the waves closed over the sinking car, Gods heart was the first of all our hearts to break. That is what makes the valley of the shadow of death seem so incredibly dark and unending. Robert Browning Hamilton. -- William Sloane Coffin. William Sloane Coffin gave what would be his final sermon at Chautauqua. If you aren't sure what RSS is you'll find our beginner's guide to RSS useful. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. 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. The reality of grief is the absence of God "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. What do you think it is? And of course I know, even when pain is deep, that God is good. And read the poems. Stories and Reflections on Service, Ram Dass and Paul Gorman, Knocking on Heavens Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, Katy Butler, Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. Q: How about your own death? While the words of the Bible are true, grief renders them unreal. 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. Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave. William Sloane Coffin. These sermons were delivered from the pulpit at Riverside Church, N.Y.C. 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. Still there is much by way of consolation. 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. Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. Instantly I was up and in hot pursuit, swarming all over her. William Sloane Coffin was a man with a wild career: he fought in World War II, worked for the CIA after the war, became a "man of the cloth", was thrown in jail as a civil rights marcher with Dr. Martin Luther King, and was an academic, author, and an activist. And round that early-laurelled head 25 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 . Embed. Rev. In other word, good patriots are not nationalists. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Yes, but at least, My God, my God; and the psalm only begins that way, it doesnt end that way. Cars skid out of control on icy roads, healthy cells are consumed by cancerous ones. While the words of the Bible are true, grief renders them unreal. Ill say you dont, lady! I said. 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. Ill say you dont, lady! I said. This is the sixth year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. I know that. William Sloane Coffin. RN: Why do you think most of the anti-war groups stopped their marches in 2004 and became quiescent compared to 2003? William Sloane Coffin challenged the nation with his passionate calls for social justice. Coffin about his experiences as a Freedom Rider from NPR; Read a transcript of an interview with Rev. Please address any specific reforms that demand priority. Lewis wrote, They say the coward dies many times; so does the beloved. Crowned with lilies and Laurel they go; but I am not resigned. This is the seventh year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. _______________ Reprinted with permission of theWilliam Sloane Coffin Sermon Archive Project. Man and boy stood cheering by, Legendary William Sloane Coffin's years at the historic Riverside Church captured in new two-volume collection Louisville, KY-From 1977 through 1987 William Sloane Coffin was the Senior Minister at t . 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. 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. Rememberallproceeds will go directly to support the WSC scholarships at Union Theological Seminary in N.Y.C. 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. God is dead set against all unnatural deaths. 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. 00:00 $ 75.00 Sermons from Riverside Church 1982 The time you won your town the race 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. But the point is this. For some reason, nothing so infuriates me as the incapacity of seemingly intelligent people to get it through their heads that God doesnt go around this world with his fingers on triggers, his fists around knives, his hands on steering wheels. I too have thought Gods heart is the first to break. Robert Browning Hamilton. She chattered all the way; Shoulder-high we bring you home, Why would someone grieve for a loved one who is in heaven or in paradise. 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. When its true and painful, say it softly, None of us have the right to avert our gaze. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. Well, that really is selfish and here I thought some believers like Christians are supposed to be charitable. That clarifies the sight 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.. When parents die, as my mother did last month, they take with them a large portion of the past. I wrote the sermon. And find unwithered on its curls Not because our diverse readership will agree with all of its theological underpinnings, but because I think it offers wise advice on what to say (and not say) when someone dies tragically, a poignant window on the human experience, and a lesson in the art of effective rhetoric(hence why we were discussing it in a communications class). They accepted that it was god's will. Fragrant is the blossom. And decks the rays. Click the cart icon next to a sermon in the player below to add a sermon to your cart. "The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love." --- William Sloane Coffin. See more stories about iPad, HBO, How-To. A Prayer by William Sloan Coffin Jr., 1983. This album is a collection of prayers from the end of the sermons; 1980-1981. Among the healing flood of letters that followed his death was one carrying this wonderful quote from the end of Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms": "The world breaks everyone, then some become strong at the broken places.". As his younger brother put it simply, standing at the head of the casket at the Boston funeral, You blew it, buddy. Sloan from Doonesbury; New Documentary: WWilliam Sloane Coffin: A Lover's . "William Sloan Coffin, who died yesterday at 81, was among the foremost pacifists of his generation, and set the mold for the liberal activist preacher." First you leap, and then you grow wings." --- William Sloane Coffin. Another consolation, of course, will be the learning which better be good, given the price. William Sloane Coffin Jr. preached these Sunday sermons from the pulpit of the Riverside Church in New York City. 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 . #Ignorance #Self #Violence. We have to be forced down. Would it be abhorrent to find that intensely funny? Never do we know enough to say that. Well yes this is all very well but why, then, do Christians _thank_ God when something goes right. I feel scorched by how much he insists on truthfulness in grief. This is the first year of the complete ten year collection of sermons. I'm puzzled by all of this. __________________ 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. Click the cart icon next to a prayer in the player below to add a prayer to your cart. That's the puzzlement of it all. William Sloane Coffin Jr. in 1986. Eyes the shady night has shut You can purchase one, four, seven sermons, or you can purchase the whole year or "album". 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. What is happiness? And the wise man said, Happiness is when the grandfather dies, and then the father, and then the son. That is on the money. Didnt the eagle find a fresh liver to tear in Prometheus every time it dined?. The recipient of the Coffin award will be someone who shares Coffin's passionate and prophetic witness, a courageous devotion to the dignity and worth of . William Sloane Coffin. Rev. Thought he was omnipotent and omnipresent. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. 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. Listen to an interview with Rev. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I know all the "right" biblical passages, including "Blessed are those who mourn," and my faith is no house of rest, came from fellow reverends, a few of whom proved they knew their cards; these passages are true, I know. Famously, at the height of that conflict . And thats what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. How does a true Christian operate in a pluralistic world? Very on the point I think. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. There's something deep in there that involves joy and hope. 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 also know this day-brightener of a son wouldnt wish to be held close by grief (nor, for that matter, would any but the meanest of our beloved departed) and that, interestingly enough, when I mourn Alex least I see him best. It is self-interest. This eulogy from William Sloane Coffin following the death of his son offers words of wisdom and hope for those struggling with the tragedy in Connecticut. 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. The older I get, the more I accept that death is the inevitable consequence of life, why can't believers? Get All Beings Everywhere delivered to your inbox. And Christ spent an inordinate amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and muteness. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Q: What should we be mindful of when we make defense policy? This invaluable anthology is the first and only collection dedi William Sloane Coffin's Eulogy for Alex This was sent my way as a follow-up on my sermon. Different cultures have different views of death. God did not bash the truck into your fathers car. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. 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 know, but I do not approve, and I am not resigned. The common attribution to the eighteenth-century statesman Alexander Hamilton was probably based on a mistaken understanding of a relatively modern citation. http://dlvr.it/Ng3r8d. Q: After September 11 there was a surge of patriotism. By a departing light When you scroll down this page you will find all of Bill's Riverside sermons organized by year. Download. No. When a person dies, there are many things that can be said, and there is at least one thing that should never be said. While he was a student, my father heard the feisty William Coffin preach as a young chaplain at Yale. The silence of God over the cross is our model here. I'm not a believer but at least I appreciate when people demonstrate that they actually believe in what they say they do. Above all, he condemns what he sees as the country's self-righteousness. We chaired you through the market-place; 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. William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 - April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. And home we brought you shoulder-high. and what an inspiring Eulogy by William Sloane Coffin concerning his Son and his Faith. And the Emperor said, So? . I think it will serve as a reminder of many stupid things we all have said to people who are grieving the main one probably being All rights reserved. I read someone say recently that this is only a training ground for eternity. I am not resigned by how much he insists on truthfulness in grief how much he insists on truthfulness grief... Amount of time delivering people from paralysis, insanity, leprosy, and it... 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