{"product_id":"jesus-and-the-disinherited-9780807024034","title":"Jesus and the Disinherited","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"No other publication in the twentieth century has upended antiquated theological notions, truncated political ideas, and socially constructed racial fallacies like \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Disinherited\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eBlue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World\u003c\/i\u003e and senior pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA commemorative edition of the work that inspired Martin Luther King Jr. and helped shape the civil rights movement\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this beautiful gift edition of the classic theological treatise, complete with a place-marker ribbon and silver gilded edges, celebrated theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman (1899-1981) revolutionizes the way we read the gospel. Thurman lifts Jesus up as a partner in the pain of the oppressed and reveals the gospel as a manual of resistance for the poor and disenfranchised. In this view, the example of Jesus's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new foreword by acclaimed womanist theologian Kelly Brown Douglas, this edition of \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Disinherited \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Thurman \u003c\/b\u003e(1899-1981)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewas hailed by \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as one of the great preachers of the twentieth century. He was a nationally recognized theologian, distinguished religious leader, and prolific author whose radical nonviolent philosophy played a pivotal role in shaping the civil rights movement. As the first black dean of Boston University's Marsh Chapel, he became a spiritual adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. He wrote over 20 published books, such as \u003ci\u003eMeditations of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWith Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDisciplines of the Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Brown Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e is an African American Episcopal priest, a womanist theologian, and the inaugural dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. She is also the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral. She is the recipient of the Anna Julia Haywood Cooper Award, given by the Union of Black Episcopalians, in honor of her leadership and development in womanist theology in African American Christian faith. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Sexuality and the Black Church\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e What's Faith Got to Do with It: Black Bodies\/Christian Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Black Bodies and the Black Church: A Blues Slant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507620352274,"sku":"9780807024034","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57737338-2f94-4eb4-bcfd-863c1bccd5e7.jpg?v=1730864466","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jesus-and-the-disinherited-9780807024034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}