God Is Not a Christian

by Tutu, Desmond; Allen, John

• ISBN13: 9780061874628
• ISBN10: 0061874620
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-03
• Publisher: Harperone

Summary

Spanning four decades, this collection of the best of Desmond Tutu's speeches, interviews, sermons, and letters reveals why he earned the Nobel Peace Prize and why he captured the attention and hearts of a global community who heard in his words a beacon of light in troubled times. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Editor's Preface	p. xiii
Advocate of Tolerance and Respect
God Is Clearly Not a Christian	p. 3
Pleas for Interfaith Tolerance
Ubuntu	p. 21
On the Nature of Human Community
No Future Without Forgiveness	p. 25
A Radical Program for Reconciliation
What About Justice?	p. 37
Arguments for Restorative Justice
Our Glorious Diversity	p. 49
Why We Should Celebrate Difference
All, All Are God's Children	p. 53
On Including Gays and Lesbians in the Church and Society
International Campaigner for Justice
Freedom Is Cheaper Than Repression	p. 59
On Democracy in Africa
Watch It! Watch It!	p. 73
On Hope and Human Rights in Situations of Conflict
Our Salvation Is of the Jews	p. 85
On the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Voice of South Africa's Voiceless
Why Black?	p. 113
A Defense of Black Theology
I Stand Here Before You	p. 127
Why Christians Must Be Involved in Politics
Utterly Diabolical	p. 141
Appeal to the Morality of a Fellow Christian
Unbiblical, Unchristian, Immoral, and Evil	p. 149
When Human Laws Clash with the Law of God
South Africa's Conscience
We Must Turn the Spotlight on Ourselves	p. l67
On Hatred, Revenge, and the Culture of Violence
Naught for Your Comfort	p. 177
A Critique of Comrades and Friends
What Has Happened to You, South Africa?	p. 197
The Price of Freedom Is Eternal Vigilance
Notes	p. 219
Index	p. 225
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