The Inner Life and Social Responsibility (Walking with God: The Sermon Series of Howard Thurman, Volume 4)

“If it be true that God is the source of life, then it follows that each individual is grounded in God in a direct and primary manner. There can be no valid distinction between the God of religion on the one hand and the God of life on the other.”—Howard Thurman “Finding [these volumes] of Howard Thurman’s sermons is like finding the first layer of a life-changing archeological discovery—one that shifts your view of your place in the world, along with your understanding of why you are here. Read this book for its historical value or for your own soul’s health. Either way, you will not be disappointed.”—Barbara Brown Taylor, author, Holy Envy and Learning to Walk in the Dark This final volume of his collected “sermon series,” concerns what is likely the most cherished aspect of Thurman’s thought, his emphasis on meditation, introspection, and self-discovery as the key to the religious life.  He often spoke and wrote of his belief in a pervading sense of a divine presence, a presen