![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He faced the injustices of racism with a prophetic call to non-violent resistance and enemy-love, frequently asking the question, “How can I believe that life has meaning if I do not believe that my own life has meaning?” His life-affirming faith calls readers to a universal Source in Christ who shares all the particulars of our own humanity, especially those whose “backs are up against the wall” as he describes in Jesus and the Disinherited. He emphasized the vitality of community, and the personal worth of every human being based on direct encounter with God. Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was an African-American pastor, preacher, scholar, educator, social activist, mystic, and church planter who authored over 20 books on the spiritual life. ![]()
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