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by William Sloane Coffin (Author) "Socrates had it wrong; it is not the unexamined but finally the uncommitted life that is not worth living..." (more)
Key Phrases: good preaching, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
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This collection of inspiring credos by William Sloane Coffin melds Christian spirit with social justice. Coffin's credentials are impressive--he served as chaplain of Yale University and Williams College, and he is the inspiration for the character Rev. Sloan in the Doonesbury comic strip. He is also a lifelong social crusader and peace activist. In James Carroll's exquisite introduction he recalls a night in 1972 when he and Coffin and numerous other ministers were thrown in jail for trespassing at the U.S. Capitol (while protesting the war in Vietnam). It was Coffin's baritone voice that broke the jailhouse silence, singing out Handel's "Messiah" and comforting the frightened men of the cloth. In fact, Coffin, author of The Heart is a Little to the Left has never been afraid to speak or sing out his beliefs. "I like to believe that I am an American patriot who loves his country enough to address her flaws," he states in the preface. "Today these are many, and all preachers worth their salt need fearlessly to insist that 'God 'n' Country' is not one word."

Editor Stephanie Egnotovich reviewed a lifetime of Coffin's sermons and unpublished speeches and then excerpted and organized them into categories. His words and her editing created a book that is full of quotables. For example:

On Social Justice and Economic Rights: "In the United States grim poverty is a tragedy that great wealth makes a sin."

On Social Justice and Civil Liberties: "Prejudice disfigures the observer, not the person observed. If only the latter could remember it."

On Patriotism: "All nations make decisions based on self-interest and then defend them in the name of morality."

On War and Peace: "We are beginning to resemble extinct dinosaurs who suffered from too much armor and too little brain."

For the leftist leaning Christian, this is the book you'll want to take on your next spiritual retreat, political protest, or any situation where left-leaning Christians gather to create social change. And when it's not being carted around in a satchel, it deserves a permanent residence on your lifelong spiritual contemplations bookshelf. --Gail Hudson --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"....Coffin's voice roars like a whirlwind, calling us to face our God and our human brothers and sisters." -- The Bloomsbury Review, March/April 2004

"....Coffin's voice roars like a whirlwind, calling us to face our God and our human brothers and sisters." -- The Bloomsbury Review, March/April 2004

"Coffin has both enraptured and challenged the nation.The passionate music of his ministry soars from these pages." -- Garry Trudeau, internationally syndicated cartoonist, creator of Doonesbury

"The voice of a prophet and wisdom for the ages." -- Bill Moyers

"Those who encounter this magnificent Credo will quickly realize it is a work of love of the highest order." --Circuit Rider, July/August 2004

"Coffin has both enraptured and challenged the nation.The passionate music of his ministry soars from these pages." -- Garry Trudeau, internationally syndicated cartoonist, creator of Doonesbury

"The voice of a prophet and wisdom for the ages." -- Bill Moyers

"Those who encounter this magnificent Credo will quickly realize it is a work of love of the highest order." -- Circuit Rider, July/August 2004 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press (January 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0664229484
  • ISBN-13: 978-0664229481
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #339,653 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book indicts us to be compassionate and merciful, December 27, 2004
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This review is from: Credo (Hardcover)
I am a Lutheran Church librarian who bought this book for our church library. The beauty of this book is that the reader can turn to any chapter or page and just begin reading. Many of my parishioners are not big readers and only have high school educations, so this book is more attractive to them than a tome with chapter after chapter of dry theology. This book stresses how to turn faith into activism to change the world for the better. It is inspirational and thought-provoking.

Coffin is no light-weight as one hysterical right-wing reviewer suggests. He has been Yale University's chaplain, minister of Riverside church in Manhattan, and is now working for nuclear disarmament. I believe he was also active in the civil rights movement if I remember correctly. Yes, he is liberal and thank God for that! Once CAN be religious and liberal at the same time! The two go hand in hand. It is refreshing to hear a minister, a person of faith, INDICT us to truly love our neighbor even if we perceive him to be "different" from us; to remember the poor and work to help them; to protest when our nation goes in the wrong direction. This is an excellent book for those who are sick and tired of George Bush's brand of "compassionate conservatism" in which he tries to relegate gays to second-class citizenship, believes that wholesale murder of innocent Iraqis will lead to a democratic peace in that nation, and who puts our nation in jeopardy through corrupt and wasteful stewardship of our national finances and the environment, etc. There is a lot here to think about and work toward.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Angel Amongst Men, March 16, 2004
By Collin M. Hinds (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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Bill Moyers was absolutely correct in stating with regard to William Sloane Coffin: "The voice of a prophet and wisdom for the ages". If anything, reading Credo has inspired me to want to be a better human being and stand up for those things I know point to a higher purpose. Credo is a compilation of memorable excerpts from, I believe, sermons delivered by Mr. Coffin. Whether you are a Christian or a secular humanist, there is something here to inspire you to a higher standard of global ethics. Most importantly, Credo delivers a message that Love is supreme and without it we are doomed. If all of us thought like Mr. Coffin what a wonderful world it would be.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Genuine 20th Century Prophet, January 5, 2006
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William Sloane Coffin is the real deal. He calls for social justice, not despite religious faith, but due to it. His message is rare because it has become fresher and more relvant as time goes on. He is warm, witty and insigtful and this is a good omnibus of his lifes thoughts. "Letters to a Young Doubter" is another fine book. And to those that accuse him of relativism; that is precisely false. He absolutely and with conviction speaks truth to power and represents the Lord with integrity.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant words from one of our deepest thinkers
This is a book I keep on my desk and refer to often. I visited Riverside Church one Sunday and stayed--Bill Coffin is the reason I was able to go back to church again. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Tellstrom

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Truths From a Spiritual Thinker
"CREDO" is a goldmine of common sense for uncovering the core truths of Christianity. The late Bill Coffin was a thoughtful, compassionate, proactive clergyman who could... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Roger R. Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant insight !!
This is a great book! I read it a month ago and now I'm reading it again...
I agree with almost everything Slone Coffin says, he clearly seems my type of person, huge in... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jaime Barreiros Cotoner

5.0 out of 5 stars Prophetic voice too often missing today
I am stunned at some of the reviews. If there ever was a man who got it(faith, the GOSPEL as in good news ) it was Coffin. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Brian Wispelwey

1.0 out of 5 stars Say what?
I have to say I don't really get it. I picked up a book expecting just that, a "Credo," which is a statement of faith and belief of some kind. Read more
Published on December 29, 2005 by Mark O

1.0 out of 5 stars Why Try?
Coffin's collection of (somewhat scattered) thoughts seems to boil down to the basic idea that the world would be a better place if people were gracious to each other. Read more
Published on October 1, 2005 by Annibell Lee

1.0 out of 5 stars Either/or
Coffiin is caught up in a world of false dichotomies. Everything is war or peace, love or hate, atheism or fundamentalism. And yes, I do think atheism is his alternative. Read more
Published on October 1, 2005 by Mark Oasis

1.0 out of 5 stars Weak and unfounded
Credo represents the collected sayings, most likely extracted from sermons, of a pastor who must have been popular in teh 1960's. Read more
Published on October 1, 2005 by Julian Adamanthe

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Get It
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to get out of this book. Usually after I read a Christian book I either walk away inspired to follow, or challenged to change, or urged to obey, or... Read more
Published on February 25, 2005 by A Reader

1.0 out of 5 stars Shallow
I was hoping this would be a collection of profound aphorisms. Instead, I found it shallow religiosity from someone who seems like he gave up his faith a long time ago. Read more
Published on February 25, 2005 by A reader

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