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Jeremiah Wright

Jeremiah Wright Sermons

Wright Sermons at the official channel of Trinity United Church of Christ on YouTube
The Audacity to Hope sermon from which the title of Barack Obama's book, The Audacity of Hope, is derived.
9/11 Audio of complete sermon by Wright from which the soundbite on 9/11 was excerpted.
God Damn America Audio of complete sermon by Wright from which soundbite "God damn America" was excerpted.
Transcript Of A Jeremiah Wright Sermon given on January 27, 2008

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The Audacity to Hope

Controversial Sermons

Martin E. Marty

SWB Translation #1
Prophet and Pastor
To his former professor, congregant, and friend, Jeremiah Wright has been both

By MARTIN E. MARTY

Through the decades, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. has called me teacher, reminding me of the years when he earned a master's degree in theology and ministry at the University of Chicago — and friend. My wife and I and our guests have worshiped at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where he recently completed a 36-year ministry. Read Article by Martin Marty

Did Martin Luther King Jr. say...?

Through nonviolent suffering, King believed that "blacks would not only liberate themselves from the necessity of bitterness and the feeling of inferiority toward whites, but would also prick the conscience of whites and liberate them from a feeling of superiority."[1]

SWB Translation #2 (speaking to a different crowd)
How Wrong Was Rev. Wright? by Troy Jackson

On a Sunday when Americans flooded houses of worship seeking words of comfort, hope, and healing, Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago dared to forgo the singing of "God Bless America." Instead, Senator Barack Obama's pastor claimed the prophetic biblical message of the hour ought to call us to proclaim, "God Damn America." Read Troy Jackson article on Jim Wallis Blog

SWB Translation #3 (government)

1. James H. Cone, "Black Theology in American Religion," Theology Today 43 (April 1986):13.

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