In Made for Goodness, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner and international icon of peace and reconciliation, shares his vision on why we can find hope and joy in the world’s darkest moments by realizing that we were made for goodness, that we are wired so that goodness will win in the...
I stayed up into the wee hours of the morning to finish this novel. I had intended to savor this novel, to read it slowly and reflect upon different sections as I read it but no, I couldn’t stop myself. Once I started reading, I was immersed into this wonderful reunion in which these two powerful in...
Oh, the feels. There's just too much here and during this time. I'm trying to keep this to a review and will post the book inspired rant later. Please bear with me, there will be crossover. This book is amazing and really showcases the struggle and strength of a founder of democracy for her country....
I’ve heard his name a lot, but I never really took the time to learn about the history surrounding him. I knew a little, but I didn’t know how huge these issues were in the not so distant past.
I can't recommend this one highly enough - I enjoyed almost every single bit of it. Everyone did a great job with narration, and the stories were all good, and some of them excellent. My hands down favourite was King Lion's Gifts narrated by Ricardo Chavira. Honourable mention goes to The Mother...
When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when a group of boys shout a very mean word at him. He first responds by shouting an insult, but soon discovers that fighting back with mean words doesn’t make him feel any better. Wi...
I can't stress enough the importance of Archbishop Tutu as a world figure. I had the privilege during divinity school of spending three months living and working with Burundian and Congolese refugees in inner city Cape Town, South Africa. Bishop Peter Storey, former General Secretary of the South A...
As you can probably tell from the title, this book is about one-hundred different places in the world that are disappearing—that are endangered in some way, by pollution, population, overfishing, poverty, or neglect. They include sparsely-populated islands, indigenous Siberian nomad land, the locati...
Earnest, well-meaning story about prejudice and forgiveness with too simple and neat a resolution. I would like to the know the word Desmond was called and why it was so hurtful to him. Given it's South Africa, I assume it's kaffir but there's mention of it even in the afterword.
A collection of excerpts from Tutu's letters and speeches, nicely contextualized and sequenced. It's a good introduction to his themes and suggestions.
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