This recording is a part of a wider series of conversations from September to October of 1980 where Howard Thurman met with a variety of young men and women who were discerning their calling to ministry. Thurman poses the intent of this group as an opportunity to "open up for one's self the moving, vital, creative push of God, while God is still disguised in the movement of God's self." In this recording, Thurman reflects upon the significance of a robust inner life, noting, "The deeper I go into me, the more I come in a primary, naked, raw exposure to the very ground of life and existence." This teaching moment is followed by what appears to be journal entries from those who are in conversation with Thurman in this class, reflecting upon a variety of his works and lectures.

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Tags: absolute purity, aliveness, aliveness of life, angel of agony, companion, contemplation, darkness, Disciplines of the Spirit, Dream of Gerontius, fishing, ground of existence, hound of heaven, hound of hell, inner life, inward journey, John Henry Newman, love, mysticism, Psalm 139, sea, silence, silent, soul, storm

Description by Dustin Mailman

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Citation: Thurman, Howard, “Conversations with Howard Thurman, September 1980, Parts 3 and 4, Side B,” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/299.