JWM Talks

Bending History Volume I and Volume II: Selected Talks of

Joseph Wesley Mathews,

edited by John Epps,

• • Selected Talks (180 pages), 1978

  • Joe Reflects on His Birthday– October, 1977

  • Centrum Priors and Panchayat Meeting: On Issues, September 22, 1977

  • On the Centrums, Centrum Priors and Panchayat, September 19, 1977

  • Joseph Meets with the Order (details)September 5,  1977

  • What God Hath Wrought, September 5, 1977. (Summary)

  • Secular Religious Image, September 4, 1977

  • Peace of Christ in the Modern City (audio tape – 40 minutes), August 1, 1977

  • Global Priors Council Opening Address, July 1977

  • Maneuvers, Global Priors Council, July 31, 1977

  • Priorities, July 24, 1977

  • What Hath Been Wrought?  Global Research Assembly, July 1977

  • The Barefoot Jesus, Global Priors Council, July 1977

  • The Human Development Training School, July 1977

  • New New Religious Mode, April 1, 1977

  • The Profound Function of Town Meeting

  • Talk with the Centrums, August 1, 1977

  • Three Campaigns: Global Maneuvers, April 1, 1977

  • Wedge Report: Our Status, Presence and Mission the World, December 1976

  • Forging Social Philosophy, Guardians Consult, October 17, 1976

  • Tao, October 13, 1976

  • A Look at the Coming Year, 1976-1977, Global Period Council, July 28, 1976

  • Checkpoints, July 28, 1976

  • Priors Council Opening Address, July 26, 1976

  • The Future, Global Research Assembly, July 18, 1976

  • 24 Principles of Starting a Global Social Demonstration, June 10, 1976

  • Guardians, Collegium April 12, 1976

  • Social Demonstration: Toward Mass Replication, April 11, 1976

  • Generalship, Global Council, March 9, 1976

  • Maliwada Consult: Methods Dynamics, January 1976

  • Six Speeches, January 26, 1976

  • London Breakfast Collegium, January 2, 1976

  • The Xavier Principle, 1976

  • Advent Reflections – December, 1975

  • Kawangware Consult Spin (COnsult Methods), 1975?

  • Those Who Care, October 1, 1975

  • The Serving Role of Those Who Care, Uptown 5 Cadre, September 26, 1973

  • Hope, Sydney, August 23, 1975

  • On Being a Son of God, August 2, 1975

  • Considerations on the Coming Year, August 3, 1975

  • God Will Take Care of You, Global Priors Council, August 1, 1975

  • Substance of Taking Care of Yourself, July 30, 1975

  • Experiencing Your Experience, July 29, 1975

  • The Future of the Order, Global Priors Council, July 28, 1975

  • What is Town Meeting?, Global Research Assembly, July 16, 1975

  • Meditation as Taking Care of Yourself, July 3, 1975

  • Serving Role of the Intra-Global Movement, June 30, 1975

  • Social Demonstration to Primal Community, June 12, 1975

  • Global Panchayat Trek, June 12, 1975

  • Hope, Paravocation, 8th Guardians Consult, April 13, 1975

  • Opening Address:  Town Meeting, 8th Guardians Consult, April 11, 1975

  • The Heavenly Vision, Prior’s Council, March 10 1975

  • Hoy Year, February 18, 1975

  • Corporate Decision Making, 1975

  • Corporate Mission

  • Holy Year 1975, Research Centrum, February 18, 1975

  • Reflections on Meditation, 1975

  • The Adventure of Prayer, Global Priors Council, December 9, 1974

  • Hope, 7th Guardian Consult, October 13, 1974

  • Hope, Guardians, October 12, 1974

  • Profound Love as Primal Community, 7th Guardians Consult, October 11, 1974

  • The Long March, Closing Plenary, July 27, 1974

  • Method for Transparentizing Historical Religion, July 3, 1974

  • Profound Love for the World, June 30, 1974

  • Guild Context, June 26, 1974

  • Silence and Stillness, June 25, 1974

  • Elders Report:  Second Talk – Economics, June 24, 1974

  • Profound Dimensions of Summer 1974, June 23, 1974

  • Elders Report: First Talk, June 20, 1974

  • Transpodane Christianity, March 10, 1974

  • Rite of Consecration (Yvonne/John Stringham), 1974

  • Reflection on Style, 1974

  • Problemlessness: the burden less peace, December 12, 1973

  • Rational Joy, Strange Joy, December 12, 1973

  • Saints in This World, December 12, 1973

  • Joy Unspeakable, Full of Glory, Priors Council, December 11, 1973

  • Human Motivity and The Reformulation of New Community, India Businessmen, Winter Quarter 1973

  • Unspeakable Josh, Researdh Centrum, November 15, 1973

  • Human Motivity, India Visit, Winter Quarter, 1973

  • Parish Leadership Colloquy, Lecture 1, November 1973

  • Certitude: Experiencing the Other World, October 20, 1973

  • St. Teresa Interior Castle, October 14, 1973

  • The Religious Emerge, 5th Guardians Consult, October 14, 1973

  • On This Side of Our Turn To the World, October 12, 1973

  • The Happening of Transparency, Order Council, 1973

  • On Caring for Oneself, Order Council, August 3, 1973

  • On Caring For Yourself, GRA, July 16, 1973

  • Two Faces of the Movement, Opening Plenary, July 1, 1973

  • Assignments, March 21, 1973

  • Cruciality of the Religious House Dynamic, March 20, 1973

  • Revolutionary Strategy, March 1, 1973

  • The Happening of Transparency, Order Council, Summer 1973

  • Accomplishments of the Year, July 30, 1973

  • The Movement as the Revolutionary Religious, Global Research Assembly, July 28, 1973

  • Sanctification and St. John, June 21, 1973

  • Song Purpose and Categories, June 19, 1973

  • Healing Today’s Paganism, June 22, 1973

  • Resurgence and the Religious, Guardians Meeting Closing Plenary, April 15, 1973

  • Sophistication, March 21, 1973

  • Cruciality of the Religious House Dynamic, March 20, 1973

  • Local Autonomy, March 17, 1973

  • Religionless Christianity, February 28, 1973

  • Surgery, Pain, Suffering, 1973

  • Man of LaMancha Commentary, December 30, 1972

  • A Call to Sociological Love, December 8, 1972

  • A Friend of God, Priors Council, December 4, 1972

  • Time of Sanctification, December 4, 1972

  • Local Church, November 13, 1972

  • Indicative Ethics, November 5, 1972

  • Notes on the Guild, October 1972

• • • • On Endlessness, John Mathews Funeral Sermon, August 11, 1972

      • Historical Order, August 24, 1972

      • New Morality, August 20, 1972

      • Endlessness, August 12, 1972

      • Struggle with Satan, August 4, 1972

      • Changing History: The Knowing, Doing and Being of a Religious Order, August 4, 1972

      • The Turn Into the 20 Year March, Closing Address, Summer 1972

      • Posture of Historical Order, to North Shore Cadre, August 4, 1972

      • OW Visit Context and Method, 1972

      • Other World Theological Reflections, August 3, 1972

      • Ethical Direction, August 1, 1972

      • The Global Historical Order, Order Council, July 31, 1972

      • The Other World:  Mountain of Care, Summer 1972

      • Reflections on the Struggle with the Devil, August 4, 1972

      • Other World Theological Reflections, August 3, 1972

      • Tactical Systems for the 20 Year March – Final Plenary, July 29, 1972

      • 20 Year March as Agape, 3rd Plenary Address, July 23, 1972

      • Practical Designs of the Movement Dynamic, July 16, 1972

      • 35 Years of Church Renewal,, First Plenary, July 9, 1972

      • Other World Visits and Context, July. 4, 1972

      • Recovery of the Other World, July 3, 1972 and from Bending History

      • Intro to the Other World, Research Assembly, July 3, 1972

      • Fasting, Global Research Assembly 1972

      • Opening Plenary Address, Summer 1972, July 2, 1972

      • Other World Lectures, June 20, 1972

      • Guardians of the Movement, May 6, 1972

      • Church Renewal, to clergy in New York City, May 12, 1972 and here

      • Discipline, April 28, 1972

      • On Symbolic Accountabiity, March 23, 1972

      • Report on the Global Movement, March 30, 1972

  • Consensus Method, 1971

  • Convoy Course Lecture #1, December 12, 1971

  • Movement Tactics for the Next Twenty Years, December 11 1971

  • Male/Female Ontology, December 7, 1971

  • Convoy Course:  Evangelism to the World, November 16, 1971

  • Ontology – NSV Course, October 3, 1971

  • Myth Workshop Introduction, October , 1971

  • Toward an Inclusive Tactical System for the NSV  or Comprehensive Implications for Summer 1971, Fall 1971

  • The Fall Mission, August 30, 1971

  • On Choosing Songs, House Priors Lunch, August 27, 1971

  • The Other Way: Responsible to God for the World, August 27, 1971

  • The Life Phases, August 20, 1971

  • Youth Council Address, August 16, 1971

  • Transparent Being, August 2, 1971

  • Concluding Plenary Address, July 31, 1971

  • Plenary Address, July 27, 1971

  • Plenary Address,  Summer Research Assembly, July 18, 1971

  • First Plenary, Summer Research Assembly, July 11, 1971

  • Little Big Man Conversations, July 8, 1971

  • The Cultural Triangles, Summer 1971

  • Opening Convocation Address, Summer 1971, July 4, 1971

  • The Social Process Triangles:  Cultural, June 27, 1971

  • Social Theoretics:  0 Level Dynamics, PSU Plenary, June 20, 1971

  • Social Theoretics, Summer 71 Planning, June 17, 1971

  • Little Big Man, Academy, June 6, 1971

  • Transparent Style of the Pedagogue – Intellectural Methods, Spring 1971

  • Psalm Methodology, May 26, 1971

  • Reflections on the New Religious Mode and New Social Vehicle, May 26,1971

  • Order Polity: The Ecclesiola – An Experiment with Congregational Dynamics, April 16, 1971

  • Order Training and the Journey of the Spirit, March 28, 1971

  • Report from SEAPAC, March 13, 1971

  • NSV/Permeatiopn Context, December 21, 1970

  • Resurrectional Man, December 13, 1970

  • Ordination of Don Steinle, Sermon, November, 1970

  • Corporateness, October 1, 1970

  • Service, September 30, 1970

  • Overseas Strategies, September 27, 1970

  • Prayer, Summer 1970

  • Poverty, July 15, 1970 and from Bending History

  • Solitary Offices, July 8, 1970

  • Role of the Auxiliary, Research Assembly, Summer 1970

  • Spirit Movement, Summer 1970

  • Four Principles Behind the Local Church Strategy, Research Assembly, June 30, 1970

  • On Becoming an Historical Order, April 16, 1970

  • Prayer, Order Council Plenary, March 8, 1970

  • Transparent Being, 1970

  • Spirit Context for Tactical Model of Local Congregation, March 1970

  • Permeation Address, January 2, 1970

  • Obedience Discourse of the New Religious Mode, 1970

  • Meditation, 1970

  • Reflections on Divorce, 1970

  • Role of Order in History – The Spirit Movement, 1970

  • Southeast Asian Trip, 1969

  • New Social Vehicle: Basic Principles Order Council, December 28, 1969

  • The Church Year and Christmastide, December 14, 1969

  • Report on the Region, Problem Solving Unit, December 1, 1969

  • Absolution for the Church, October 21, 1969

  • Thanatos and Eros – Life and Death Urge, September 29, 1969

  • New Secular Religious Mode: NRM Commentary, Order Council, March 1969

  • Necessity of Style

  • Dynamics of the Social Revolution, June 23, 1969

  • New Secular Religious Mode: The Journeys and Part II: The Corporates,  June 23, 1969

  • The Order and the Word, Collegium, March 12, 1969

  • Charting, November 29, 1968

  • Fifth City/EI Before the US Senate: Subcommittee on Government Research, April 17, 1968

  • Essay on Style, 1968

  • Local Churches Must Offer Their Lives, Great Plains Observer, October 1967

  • Fifth City Model, Fall 1966

  • Church Renewal, March 1, 1966

  • Common Worship in the Life of the Church, 1965

  • Just What Do You Do at the Ecumenical Institute

  • The Time My Father Died, 1963

  • Resignations from the Christian Faith and Life Community, April 13, 1962

  • Art and Conversation, 1962

  • God and Time (The Church Year), ca 1954

  • How My Theology has Changed in the Last Ten Years, December 19, 1946

  • Theoretically Skeptical/Pracically Assured

  • On Taking Care of Yourself, 5 Parts

  • Notes on Teams

  • Common Worship in the Life of the Church

  • On Being a Son of God

  • The Art of Maneuvering

  • Truth and Reality: Images, models and symbols

  • Christ of History

  • Grief and Endlessnes

• • Yesterday – or The Greatest Day of My Life

• • Reflection on Surgery, Pain and Suffering

  • The Last Words of the General, The Art of Maneuver

Mathews Dissertation on John Wesley: One story is that H. Richard Neibuhr rejected this dissertation,

and since Joe never rewrote it, his doctorate program was never completed.

Dissertation Draft, including Table of Contents and Introduction

• • Chapter 1: The Human Constitution

  • Chapter 2: The Life of Love

  • Chapter 3: The Knowledge of Faith

  • Concluding Remarks