Desmond Tutu

Informationen zum Autor STEVEN D. GISH is Associate Professor of History at Auburn University of Montgomery in Alabama and specializes in South African and African history. Klappentext History will remember Desmond Tutu, who has been called South Africa's Martin Luther King, Jr., as a great leader in the struggle against apartheid. In this new biography, which includes original quotations from the author's interviews with Tutu, readers will follow the steady progress of a boy and man who has held an irrepressible faith in humankind and his God. They will learn about his family, schooling, important mentors, and extraordinary career trajectory in South Africa and abroad. Now retired, Tutu's accomplishments and contributions to the world can be fully appreciated. The clear explanation of the policy of apartheid, how it affected Tutu and his family, and how he helped to bring it crashing down will affect and inform students as no history alone can. They will marvel over his sparkling wit and effervescent personality, his nonviolent stance in the face of intense racial hatred and harassment, and his persistence against enormous odds. This will be an effortless, enjoyable, enlightening and inspiring read. Zusammenfassung History will remember Desmond Tutu! who has been called South Africa's Martin Luther King! Jr.! as a great leader in the struggle against apartheid. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series ForewordIntroductionTimeline of Events in the Life of Desmond TutuBeginningsYouthTeaching in a Land of ApartheidEntering the PriesthoodRelocating to BritainReturn to Southern AfricaSecond Stay in BritainNew Challenges in Southern AfricaGeneral Secretary of the South African Council of ChurchesRising International ProfileBishop of JohannesburgArchbishop of Cape TownWitnessing the Birth of a New South AfricaTruth and ReconciliationToo Busy to RetireGlossarySelection of Published Works by Desmond TutuSelected BibliographyIndex...

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History will remember Desmond Tutu, who has been called South Africa's Martin Luther King, Jr., as a great leader in the struggle against apartheid. In this new biography, which includes original quotations from the author's interviews with Tutu, readers will follow the steady progress of a boy and man who has held an irrepressible faith in humankind and his God. They will learn about his family, schooling, important mentors, and extraordinary career trajectory in South Africa and abroad. Now retired, Tutu's accomplishments and contributions to the world can be fully appreciated.

The clear explanation of the policy of apartheid, how it affected Tutu and his family, and how he helped to bring it crashing down will affect and inform students as no history alone can. They will marvel over his sparkling wit and effervescent personality, his nonviolent stance in the face of intense racial hatred and harassment, and his persistence against enormous odds. This will be an effortless, enjoyable, enlightening and inspiring read.

Inhalt
Series Foreword Introduction Timeline of Events in the Life of Desmond Tutu Beginnings Youth Teaching in a Land of Apartheid Entering the Priesthood Relocating to Britain Return to Southern Africa Second Stay in Britain New Challenges in Southern Africa General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches Rising International Profile Bishop of Johannesburg Archbishop of Cape Town Witnessing the Birth of a New South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Too Busy to Retire Glossary Selection of Published Works by Desmond Tutu Selected Bibliography Index

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