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Howard Thurman : essential writings / selected with an introduction by Luther E. Smith, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981.
- Series:
- Modern spiritual masters series
- Modern spiritual masters
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections. 2006
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theology.
- Baptists--Doctrines.
- Baptists.
- Physical Description:
- 174 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2006]
- Summary:
- Howard Thurman (1900-1981), minister, philosopher, civil rights activist, has been called "one of the greatest spiritual resources of this nation." His encounters with Gandhi in India helped instill his commitment to nonviolence. His identification of Jesus as one of the disinherited helped shape the thinking of Martin Luther King, Jr. His embrace of wisdom from other religious traditions emboldened interfaith cooperation and understanding.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the call to prophetic spirituality
- Religious experience : encountering God
- The hunger for community
- The authentic self.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1570756708
- 9781570756702
- OCLC:
- 68416734
- Publisher Number:
- 9781570756702
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