Because what theThurman attended high school in Jacksonville, Florida. "In 1935, while a professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Thurman and his wife, Sue Bailey Thurman, led a pilgrimage of African Americans to Ceylon, Burma and India and met with Mahatma Gandhi.
In telling Thurman's story, this film tells the story of how head and heart serve the passion for a just and nurturing society.Howard Thurmanâs insights about knowledge of the self and the other are indispensable foundations for spiritual formation; his vision of purposeful community is more relevant than ever....strong, inspirational, passionate and heartfelt....Howard Thurman's life must be told. See what The Psalm of Howard Thurman (hthurmanfilm) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. In a way, Arleigh Prelow's journey to Harvard Divinity School began with a car crash. Howard Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) was an African-American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. Filmmaker Arleigh Prelow shares the experience of meeting Howard Thurman.ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HOWARD THURMAN CENTER BOSTON UNIVERSITYBecome a partner in our quest to bring Thurman's story, wisdom and presence to the world!was born in Daytona, Florida in 1899. "Filmmaker Arleigh Prelow reflects upon what inspired her to title her film, It happened one October morning in San Francisco. He found refuge during times of loneliness and trepidation in an old oak tree in his back yard.
Howard Thurman is not a household name, yet Thurman has had an enduring impact on religious life and thought both in America and abroad. He later completed studies at Morehouse College, Atlanta in 1923 and the Rochester Theological Seminary, New York in 1926. "As a young boy Thurman was raised by a strong and affirming grandmother. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. This film explores the extraordinary life of Howard Thurman, a teacher, poet and in his heart a “mystic,” and proponent of the non-violent struggle for social change. âAfter the accident I asked myself, âWhat dreams do you have to fulfill with this new opportunity to live? Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Like a psalm, The Psalm of Howard Thurman aspires to be a lyrical work of beauty and truth, a creative utterance that moves, touches and inspires. ', 'Don’t ask what the world needs. In 1929, after serving his first pastorship in Oberlin, Ohio, Thurman returned to Atlanta to serve as Professor of Religion and Philosophy and Director of Religious Life at Morehouse and Spelman Colleges. Now, more than 30 years after his death in 1981, Howard Thurman is finding a new audience.Arleigh Prelow, director of Howard Thurman, shines a light on the story of one remarkable individual. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., listed Thurman, along with Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein, as “one of the ten greatest men of the twentieth century,” and Life Magazine described him in 1953 as one of the greatest religious leaders of his time.All donations for the production and distribution of If you would like to make a donation online, please click here:For more information, you can contact Laura Healy, Program Administrator at Auburn at: Early on, he developed a kinship with nature and a "hunger of the heart"--a curiosity into the meaning of life. She was a former slave who had a profound influence on what would become an essential part of Thurman's thought--that if theology is to have any validity, it must justly deal with one's life situation and must affirm one's worth as aMISSIONER FOR RACIAL RECONCILIATION, THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH In 1944 Thurman left his position as dean at Howard University to co-found the first fully integrated, multi-cultural church in the U.S. in San Francisco, CA.