This sermon is the fifth of nine in a series of sermons given in Marsh Chapel that are titled "The Inward Journey." In this sermon, Thurman moves through the entirety of St. Francis of Assisi's biography. Starting with Francis' conversion, to his deep connection to creation, then to his love ethic, then concluding with the implications of his experience with mysticism and contemplation. Here, Thurman is holding up the life of St. Francis of Assisi as an exemplar for the ideal religious life - a life of love, a life of service, a life of responsibility.

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Tags: abstraction, biography, birds, Children of God, contemplation, creativity, ecology, Francis of Assisi, insects, kenosis, legend, leprosy, Lord's Prayer, love, marriage, Peruvian War, poetry, prayer, seraphim, simplicity, Surrender

Description by Dustin Mailman

Recorded in Marsh Chapel, Boston University, Boston, Massachussetts

Citation: Thurman, Howard, “St. Francis of Assisi (5); Plotinus (6), 1961 Nov 12, 26,” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/1075.