Desmond Tutu: a spiritual biography of South Africa's confessor
Part 1: Purgation --Diving in troubled water --Tutu and Christian mysticism --Purging scales from eyes --A boiling nation --The purge of relationships --Part 2: Illumination --Confessor as Tutu's ordering identity --Mystical iIllumination of community and suffering --Tutu's racial identity...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Louisville, Kentucky
Westminster John Knox Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| IxTheo Classification: | KDE Anglican Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Church of the Province of Southern Africa
Bishops Biography
B Tutu, Desmond B Anglican Communion (South Africa) Bishops Biography B Reconciliation Religious aspects Church of the Province of Southern Africa B Ubuntu (Philosophy) |
| Summary: | Part 1: Purgation --Diving in troubled water --Tutu and Christian mysticism --Purging scales from eyes --A boiling nation --The purge of relationships --Part 2: Illumination --Confessor as Tutu's ordering identity --Mystical iIllumination of community and suffering --Tutu's racial identity --Leaving church --Part 3: Union --Tutu's unifying role --Unifying role of confessor --Confessor and absolution --Sage years --Conclusion: how can Tutu retire from God? --Afterword by Desmond Tutu. "The first biography of its kind about Desmond Tutu, this book introduces readers to Tutu's spiritual life and examines how it shaped his commitment to restorative justice and reconciliation. This book explores Tutu's contemplative practices-particularly Tutu's understanding of Ubuntu theology"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0664231586 |