Prophetic Healing: Howard Thurman’s Vision of Contemplative Activism with Bruce Epperly

Process Explorations: Bruce Epperly

July 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT

Program:
Process Explorations
Series Theme:
Forging Paths Toward Justice, Peace, and Earth-Care
Session Topic:
Prophetic Healing: Howard Thurman’s Vision of Contemplative Activism
Presenter(s):
Bruce Epperly, Pastor, Professor, and Author; Theologian in Residence at Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, Bethesda, MD

 

Howard Thurman is among the most influential spiritual leaders, mystics, preachers, and theologians of our time.  His work integrates spirituality and politics and theology and practical wisdom in life transforming ways.  In this session, we will explore Thurman’s vision of mysticism and social action and consider ways in which we can become prophetic healers in our troubled time.  We will reflect on significant moments of Thurman’s life, growing up in Jim Crow America, as the foundation for his theology of holy adventure and creative transformation of persons, institutions, and the planet.

 

About the Presenter(s)

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Bruce Epperly is Theologian in Residence at Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, Bethesda, MD and a professor in theology and spirituality at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC. He is the author of over eighty books, including Jesus: Mystic, Healer, and Prophet; Messy Incarnation: Meditations on Christ in Process; and Homegrown Mystics: Restoring Our Nation with the Healing Wisdom of America’s Visionaries. His latest books are Creation Sings: Forty Days of Spiritual Wisdom from the Non-human World and Three Wise Wisdom: The Twelve Days of Christmas with Mary, Elizabeth, and Anna (volume seven in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” series) along with the recently released Lenten devotional, Just a Little Walk with Jesus: A Spiritual Saunter with Mark’s Gospel and Whitehead and Jesus: An Adventure in Spiritual Transformation. He is married to Rev. Kate Epperly, D.Min. and lives in Potomac, Maryland.

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