Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference - Softcover

Tutu, Desmond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061706604 ISBN 13: 9780061706608

Verlag: Harper Collins Publ. USA, 2011

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Book by Tutu Desmond Tutu Mpho

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"With disarming narrative skill, ...Tutu and his daughter...tell true stories in which both brutality and hopefulness turn out to be as intimate as they are global. If you are still open to being convinced that goodness changes everything, then this book is for you."--Barbara Brown Taylor, author of An Altar in the World

"By giving the audience glimpses into his prayer life and other spiritual disciplines, ...Tutu offer[s] a series of poignant reflections that speak about [his] lifelong quests to choose righteousness in a world gone awry."--Sojourners

"As the authors so clearly and beautifully say in this book, 'anyone can choose to cultivate compassion.' Thank you Archbishop Tutu for helping us all come back home to our true nature, which is inherently good and whole, and touch the peace that is always there for us."--Thich Nhat Hanh, author of The Art of Power and Savor

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu is the author of Made for Goodness - written with his daughter Mpho Tutu, also a priest in the Anglican communion - ... [a] reflection on faith, forgiveness and reconciliation."--NPR.org

"Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho Tutu have seen more evil than most of us can begin to imagine. . . . That is why their book is shocking: How can they say that all people 'are fundamentally good'? . . . It is a perfect book for Easter."--The Christian Century

"A crucially important book from the Nobel Peace Prize winner; a witness to our tumultuous times."--Library Journal

"I doubt there is anyone on this Earth with a deeper sense of God's presence and goodness than Archbishop Tutu. If you are thirsty for spiritual drink, come to the water of this beautiful book."--Thomas Cahill, author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews

"Desmond Tutu has walked the talk all his adult life. We can all be grateful that, together with his daughter Mpho, he has now shared his secrets for why he has so much hope and joy."--Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland

"Even with the incredible trauma and cruelty he endured in South Africa, Archbishop Tutu still radiates love and happiness. This book is a great gift to the world and will help all of us celebrate our goodness and oneness."--Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman of the Virgin Group

Reseña del editor:

Over the years the same questions get asked of Desmond Tutu, the archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and veteran of the moral movement that ended apartheid in South Africa: "How can you be so hopeful after witnessing so much evil?" "Why are you so sure goodness will triumph in the end?" This book is his answer.

Now, more than any other time in history, our world needs this message: that we are made for goodness and it is up to us to live up to our destiny.

We recognize Archbishop Tutu from the headlines as an inspirational figure who has witnessed some of the world's most sinister moments and chosen to be an ambassador of reconciliation amid political, diplomatic, and natural disasters. Now, we get a glimpse into his personal spirituality?and a better understanding of the man behind a lifetime of good works. In this intimate and personal sharing of his heart, written with his daughter, Episcopal priest Mpho Tutu, Tutu engages his reader with touching stories from his own life, as well as grisly memories from his work in the darkest corners of the world. There, amid the darkness, he calls us to hope, to joy, and to claim the goodness that we were made for. Tutu invites us to take on the disciplines of goodness, the practices that are key to finding fulfillment, meaning, and happiness for our lives.

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• Verlag: Harper Collins Publ. USA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0061706604
• ISBN 13: 9780061706608
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 226