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

Tutu Ch, Archbishop Desmond; Tutu, Mpho

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061946257 ISBN 13: 9780061946257

Publisher: HarperLuxe, 2010

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub the Date: April. 2010 Pages: 252 in Publisher by: HarperLuxe Anglican archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu won. the Noble Nobel Peace Prize in. 1984. In 1994 he was appointed chair of of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. To investigate withapartheid-era crimes. His policy of forgiveness and reconciliation has become an international example of conflict resolution. He is currently the chair of The Elders. where he gives vocal defense of human rights and campaigns for the oppressed. Mpho Tutu is executive director of the Tutu Institute for Prayer and Pilgrimage in Washington DC. an Episcopal priest. and serves as chair of the board of the Global Aids Alliance.

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Review:

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

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

"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

"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

"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

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"

Book Description:

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's positive and accessible follow-up to God Has A Dream

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperLuxe
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061946257
• ISBN 13: 9780061946257
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236