Dive deep into the spiritual journeys of some of the most profound modern contemplatives with our weekly class on Modern Mystics. Each week, we will immerse ourselves in the lives of inspiring figures such as Henri Nouwen, Howard Thurman, Simone Weil, Thomas Merton, Nicholas Black Elk, and many more.
Tonight’s class will feature Part 3 of our discussion on Howard Thurman
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Course Overview: Module 12 – Howard Thurman: Spiritual Father of the Civil Rights Movement
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Have you met the spiritual advisor of the Civil Rights Movement? Howard Thurman was a mentor to many, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is thanks to him that the Movement discovered nonviolence: after a life-changing visit with Gandhi in India, Thurman introduced Dr. King and his colleagues to this powerful way of resistance. This theologian was so impactful that Dr. King was known to carry his book, Jesus and the Disinherited, with him during his many marches, boycotts, and travels. If you feel the world’s brokenness but long for hope, this session is for you. Come and encounter Thurman’s soul-stirring spirituality, a way of living that bridges contemplation and action, silence and justice, love and liberation.
Meet Your Speaker
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Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD, Professor Emerita of Psychology, Agnes Scott College, is a spiritual director/companion, author, retreat leader, and speaker. She earned her BA from UC Santa Cruz and PhD from Harvard University. Lerita completed the Spiritual Guidance Program at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and promotes contemplative spirituality, the living wisdom of Howard Thurman. She appears in the documentaries Back Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story and The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song. Her book, When the Heart Speaks, listen—Discovering Inner Wisdom was published in 2019. Lerita’s latest book, released in 2023, is What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman. Lerita is a most grateful heart (29 years) and kidney (18 years) transplant recipient and survivor of several other medical ordeals.
Everyone is welcome. God love you, No exceptions!
