HOWARD THURMAN:
Overview and Links to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Retreat Day led by Lerita Coleman Brown
January 4 – March 15, 2023
Reflect on the life and work of Howard Thurman, spiritual guide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is in every person an inward sea… — Howard Thurman
Would you benefit from taking a day this New Year to rejuvenate, recharge, and refocus?
Through audio teaching, guided meditation, reflection questions and invitations into silence, Lerita Coleman Brown invites you into intentional quiet space to reflect on the life and work of Howard Thurman, spiritual guide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Retreat Day Schedule
Below is an outline of the Morning and Afternoon sessions. Give yourself ample time for each session and spacious silence. In addition to the sessions, the retreat day includes a Bibliography and Resource section.
Morning Session
Retreat opening and Thurman’s Life audio with Lerita Coleman Brown (20 minutes)
Reflection Questions: Silent time for reflection, pondering questions and journaling.
Thurman’s Pilgrimage to India Meeting Gandhi audio with Lerita Coleman Brown (10 minutes)
Reflection Questions: Silent time for reflection, pondering questions and journaling.
Afternoon Session
Thurman’s book Jesus and the Disinherited audio with Lerita Coleman Brown (12 minutes)
Reflection Questions: Silent time for reflection, pondering questions and journaling.
Thurman’s Influence on Martin Luther King, Jr., Inner Authority and Beloved Community audio with Lerita Coleman Brown (17 minutes)
Reflection Questions: Silent time for reflection, pondering questions and journaling.
Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD, is a spiritual director, author, Professor Emerita of Psychology at Agnes Scott College and past director of the Science Center for Women at Agnes Scott. She also is a graduate of Shalem’s Nurturing the Call: Spiritual Guidance Program and speaks and writes about contemplative spirituality in everyday life. Her new book, What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman, will be released on February 23, 2023 and will be available for preorder in September, 2022. This book is an excellent companion to Shalem’s Howard Thurman online retreat days that Lerita leads.