“No
other publication in the twentieth century has upended antiquated
theological notions, truncated political ideas, and socially
constructed racial fallacies like Jesus and the
Disinherited. Thurman’s work
keeps showing up on the desk of anti-apartheid activists, South
American human rights workers, civil rights champions, and now Black
Lives Matter advocates.”—Rev. Otis Moss III, author of Blue Note
Preaching in a Post-Soul World and senior pastor at Trinity United
Church of Christ
A
commemorative edition of the work that inspired Martin Luther King,
Jr. and helped shape the civil rights movement
In
this beautiful gift edition of the classic theological treatise,
complete with a ribbon placemarker and silver gilded edges,
celebrated theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman (1900–1981)
revolutionizes the way we read the gospel. Thurman lifts Jesus up as
a partner in the pain of the oppressed, and the gospel as a manual of
resistance for the poor and disenfranchised. In this view, the
example of His life shows us that hatred does not empower—it
decays. Only by recognizing fear, deception, contempt, and love of
one another can God’s justice prevail.
With
a new foreword by acclaimed womanist theologian Kelly Brown Douglas,
this edition of Jesus and the Disinherited
is a timeless testimony of faith that demonstrates how to thrive and
flourish in a world that attempts to destroy one’s humanity from
the inside out. Having witnessed firsthand the depths of white
supremacy and the heights of human civility, Thurman reiterates the
inherent dignity of all of God’s children.
