God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time (Thorndike Large Print Inspirational Series) - Hardcover

Tutu, Desmond; Abrams, Douglas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786278218 ISBN 13: 9780786278213

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2005

Synopsis

God Has A Dream is an extremely personal and liberating message of hope and light in dark times. In it, the Archbishop shows how important it is that, even as we face the harsh realities of our individual lives and global conditions, we remember the importance of hope and dreams - for it is on hope and dreams that a better future will be built, and that God's dream for us will be fulfilled. And Tutu also demonstrates how to bring these dreams to fruition in very practical terms, for example in learning how to love, ridding ourselves of our prejudices, opposing injustice, promoting the qualities of forgiveness, humility and generosity in ourselves, taking time to be still and quiet and in being patient.

Meant not only for a Christian audience but also for those of all faiths - and none - who are drawn to a life of more inspiration and integrity, God Has A Dream is highly readable and very relevant to the times we live in. Instead of being a political document (as was his previous book No Future Without Forgiveness) this is a major work of contemporary spirituality from a Church leader known for his charisma, robust approach and humour.

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Review

"Desmond Tutu shows each of us how to transform our pain and sorrow into hope and confidence in the future" (Nelson Mandela)

"I have the highest regard for my good friend Desmond Tutu and admire him for the humane principles he upholds" (The Dalai Lama)

"God Has a Dream shows us how our personal and global suffering can be transformed into joy and redemption" (Jimmy Carter, ex-US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner)

"This book is a testimony to the shining spirit and unquenchable faith of Archbishop Tutu. It will inspire your heart" (Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart)

"Desmond Tutu is full of courage and faith in humanity's capacity for good...always the voice of inspiration" (Mo Mowlem, MP)

From the Publisher

This thoughtful and deeply positive work is the Archbishop’s first inspirational book for a general audience. Born from his own experience of the transforming quality of love, it is his very personal and liberating message of light in dark times.

Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu has long been admired throughout the world for the heroism and grace he displayed while encouraging countless South Africans in their struggle for human rights. In God Has A Dream, his most soul-searching book to date, he shares the spiritual message that guided him through these troubled times. Drawing on personal and historical examples, the Archbishop reaches out to readers of all backgrounds, showing how individual and global suffering is, and can be, transformed into joy and redemption.

Echoing the words of Martin Luther King, Tutu writes, ‘God says to you, I have a dream. Please help me to realise it. It is a dream of a world whose ugliness and squalor and poverty, whose war and hostility, greed and harsh competitiveness, alienation and disharmony are changed into their glorious counterparts.’ And, with his characteristic humour, Tutu shows in practical ways how this can be done: by cultivating in ourselves the qualities of love, forgiveness, humility, generosity and courage that we all need in order to change ourselves and our world.

In God Has A Dream, Tutu underlines how important it is that, even as we face the harsh realities of our individual lives and global conditions, we remember the importance of hope and dreams – for it is on hope and dreams that a better future will be built, and on which God’s dream for us will be fulfilled.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0786278218
• ISBN 13: 9780786278213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 280