Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference
Desmond M. Tutu
Mpho A. Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Has Witnessed Some Of The World's Darkest Moments, For Decades Fighting The Racist Government Policy Of Apartheid And Since Then Being An Ambassador Of Peace Amidst Political, Diplomatic, And Natural Disasters. Yet People Continue To Find Him One Of The Most Joyful And Hopeful People They Have Encountered. In Made For Goodness, Tutu Shares His Source Of Strength And Optimism. Written With His Daughter, Mpho, Who Is Also An Ordained Anglican Minister, Tutu Argues That God Has Made Us For Goodness, And When We Simply Start Walking In The Direction Of This Calling, God Is There To Meet Us, Encourage Us, Embrace Us. God Has Made The World As A Grand Theater For Us To Work Out This Call To Goodness; It Is Up To Us To Live Up To This Calling, But God Is There To Help Us Every Step Of The Way. So Tackling Our Worst Problems Takes On New Meaning And Is Bostered With Hope And The Expectation That That Is Exactly Where God Will Show Up. Father And Daughter Offer An Inspiring Message Of Hope That Will Transform Readers Into Activists For Change And Blessing-- The Difference Goodness Makes -- Stop Being Good -- An Invitation To Wholeness -- Free To Choose -- The Habits Of Wrongness -- Where Is God When We Suffer? -- Where Is God When We Fail? -- Why Does God Let Us Sin? -- Going Home To Goodness -- Hearing God's Voice -- Seeing With God's Eyes. Desmond M. Tutu And Mpho A. Tutu ; Edited By Douglas C. Abrams.
Tutu, Desmond, Virtue, Conduct of life, Religious life, Spirituality, BJ1521 .T88 2010, 170
Name in long format: | Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference |
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ISBN-10: | 0061706590 |
ISBN-13: | 9780061706592 |
Book pages: | 224 |
Book language: | en |
Edition: | 1st |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Publisher: | HarperOne/HarperCollins Publishers |
Dimensions: | Height: 8.50392 Inches, Length: 5.70865 Inches, Weight: 0.68 Pounds, Width: 0.7874 Inches |