Burdened with Erudition and Paralyzed with Indecision: A Sermon on Learned Paralytics March 12, 1967 Burdened with Erudition and Paralyzed with Indecision: A Sermon on Learned Paralytics March 12, 1967

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. The Cathedral and the Campus June 2, 1935 9
5. Be Strong March 18
6. Moral Crisis in a Troubled South April 29, 1956 24
7. Even the Desert Shall Bloom April 7, 1957 30
8. Education for Failure April 14, 1957 36
9. June 2, 1957 42
10. Postmortem on a Salesman February 1, 1959 51
11. The Courage to Care February 14, 1960 59
12. The Idea of a University January 29, 1961 63
13. Human Weakness and Divine Strength February 24, 1963 71
14. Burdened with Erudition and Paralyzed with Indecision: A Sermon on Learned Paralytics March 12, 1967 Burdened with Erudition and Paralyzed with Indecision: A Sermon on Learned Paralytics March 12, 1967 76
15. Communion Meditation October 1, 1967 81
16. Homecoming October 22, 1967 86
17. And So What Have You Done for Me Lately? December 10, 1967 91
18. Thou Shalt Not Kill June 9, 1968 98
19. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep October 26, 1969 104
20. God’s Helplessness—Our Help April 12, 1970 109
21. Address Not Known March 7, 1971 114
22. What Is Religion All about, Anyway? A Dialogue Sermon September 5, 1971 120
23. The Christian in a Revolutionary Age September 26, 1971 127
24. A Necessary Tension February 6, 1972 138
25. The Generous Eye June 11, 1972 143
26. Finding Answers September 23, 1973 148
27. The Impossible Possibility March 31, 1974 153
28. The Wisdom of Being Foolish May 10, 1975 158
29. What’s the Story? May 11, 1975 166
30. The Bible Today October 24, 1976 172
31. That You Might Have Life January 23, 1977 180
32. Not to Condemn Us April 17, 1977 186
33. The Enigmatic God November 20, 1977 193
34. Righteous Anger August 27, 1978 202
35. The Gothic Principle January 21, 1979 208
36. Seeing and Not Seeing October 21, 1979 211
37. Have You Been to Damascus? March 20, 1983 218
38. The Usefulness of a Useless Vision November 6, 1983 223
39. There Is a Point in Living November 13, 1983 229
40. The ‘‘Ah’’ ofWonder September 30, 1984 235
41. Mainline Churches February 10, 1985 241
42. Slogans—And Hurts Underneath February 16, 1985 246
43. Christmas Party December 15, 1985 251
44. It Matters Greatly February 23, 1986 257
45. Jesus’ Final Exam November 9, 1986 264
46. God under Pressure March 8, 1987 270
47. When the Cross Lays Hold on You September 18, 1988 276
48. November 5, 1989 282
49. I Have Seen the Future November 15, 1992 288
50. Children of the Kingdom February 13, 1994 293
51. Storm at Sea June 19, 1994 304
52. An Impossible Ethic February 19, 1995 309
53. A Chief Text of the Church April 23, 1995 316
54. A Sermon at Duke University October 15, 1995 322
55. Awaiting New Wine February 27, 2000 326
56. We Do See Jesus October 8, 2000 330
57. Stargazers January 5, 2003 337
58. The Enemy Lines Are Hard to Find March 16, 2003 342
59. The Snake Savior March 30, 2003 348
60. The Best-Kept Secret in the Bible June 8, 2003 354
61. Confused, yet Curious, about Jesus August 31, 2003 362
62. Index to Scripture 369