| A Strange Freedom: The Best of Howard Thurman on Religious Experience and Public Life Contributor(s): Thurman, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 080701057X ISBN-13: 9780807010570 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1999 Annotation: Hailed by Life as one of the great preachers of our time; spiritual advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr.; the first black dean at a white university; cofounder of the first interracially pastored church in the United States; Howard Thurman was a man of penetrating foresight and astonishing charisma. In this lyrical collection of selections from his published and unpublished work, Thurman's words and the example of his actions show us that out of religious faith emerge social responsibility and the significance of living. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 97049410 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6" W x 9" (1.13 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A spiritual advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr.; the first black dean at a white university; cofounder of the first interracially pastored, intercultural church in the United States, Howard Thurman offered a transcendent vision of our world. This lyrical collection of select published and unpublished works traces his struggle with the particular manifestations of violence and hatred that mark the twentieth century. His words remind us all that out of religious faith emerges social responsibility and the power to transform lives. |