{"product_id":"jesus-and-the-disinherited-isbn-9780807010297","title":"Jesus and the Disinherited","description":"\u003cb\u003eFamously known as the text that Martin Luther King Jr. sought inspiration from in the days leading up to the Montgomery bus boycott, Howard Thurman’s \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Disinherited\u003c\/i\u003e helped shape the civil rights movement and changed our nation’s history forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman (1900-1981) demonstrates how the gospel may be read as a manual of resistance for the poor and disenfranchised. Jesus is a partner in the pain of the oppressed and the example of His life offers a solution to ending the descent into moral nihilism. Hatred does not empower--it decays. Only through self-love and love of one another can God's justice prevail.I. Jesus—An Interpretation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII. Fear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. Deception\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV. Hate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV. Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue“Thurman’s prophetic witness and piercing intellect are as relevant to our current hour of tumult as they were when he first put these incisive thoughts to paper.”—Jelani Cobb, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Substance of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eJesus and the Disinherited\u003c\/i\u003e] is the centerpiece of the Black prophet-mystic’s lifelong attempt to bring the harrowing beauty of the African-American experience into deep engagement with what he called ‘the religion of Jesus.’ Ultimately his goal was to offer this humanizing combination as the basis for an emancipatory way of being, moving toward a fundamentally unchained life that is available to all the women and men everywhere who hunger and thirst for righteousness, especially those ‘who stand with their backs against the wall.’”\u003cbr\u003e—Vincent Harding, from the ForewordHailed by \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as one of the great preachers of the twentieth century; a spiritual advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr., Sherwood Eddy, James Farmer, A. J. Musty, and Pauli Murray; the first black dean at a white university; cofounder of the first interracially pastored, intercultural church in the United States; Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a man of penetrating foresight and astonishing charisma. His vision of the world was one of a democratic camaraderie born of faith, and in light of today's global community, one of particular importance.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302176870629,"sku":"NP9780807010297","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807010297.jpg?v=1767730388","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/jesus-and-the-disinherited-isbn-9780807010297","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}