Based on a true story from Archbishop Desmond Tutu's childhood in South Africa, "Desmond and the Very Mean Word" reveals the power of words and the secret of forgiveness.
When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when a g[...]
Based on a true story from the Archbishop Desmond Tutu's childhood, this title depicts an incident in a South African town. It is an universal story about how forgiveness benefits both the forgiven and the forgiver. It also features an author's note about the real-life Father Trevor and the tremendo[...]
With warmth and humor, Archbishop Desmond Tutu distills his philosophy of unity and forgiveness into a picture book for the very young.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has a vision of God's dream, which he shares here with the youngest of listeners. It involves people who reach out and hold each other's[...]
In "Made for Goodness", Archbishop Desmond Tutu explains that, though we sometimes act out of depravity and despair, we do know in our heart of hearts that we are not as we were meant to be, and were created to be so much more. The truth of human goodness can get hidden under the fear that we cannot[...]
The Book of Forgiving, written together by the Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and his daughter Revd Mpho Tutu, offers a deeply personal testament and guide to the process of forgiveness.[...]
The Book of Forgiving, written together by the Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and his daughter Revd Mpho Tutu, offers a deeply personal testament and guide to the process of forgiveness.[...]
The Book of Forgiving, written together by the Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and his daughter Revd Mpho Tutu, offers a deeply personal testament and guide to the process of forgiveness.[...]
We know all too well the cruelties, hurts, and hatreds that poison life on our planet. But my daughter and I have come together to write this book because we know that the catalogue of injuries that we can and do inflict on one another is not the whole story of humanity, not by a long measure. We ar[...]
Over the years the same questions get asked of Desmond Tutu, the archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and veteran of the moral movement that ended apartheid in South Africa: "How can you be so hopeful after witnessing so much evil?" "Why are you so sure goodness will triumph in the end?" This book [...]
How do I forgive? Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has witnessed some of the worst crimes people can inflict on others. So wherever he goes, he inevitably gets asked this question. This book is his answer. Writing with his daughter, Mpho, an Anglican priest, they lay out the simple but profoun[...]
How do I forgive?Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has witnessed some of the worst crimes people can inflict on others. So wherever he goes, he inevitably gets asked this question. This book is his answer. Writing with his daughter, Mpho, an Anglican priest, they lay out the simple but profound[...]
The Rainbow People Of God traces South Africa's glorious victory over apartheid in the writings and speeches of one its central figures, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. From the graveside of Steven Biko to the triumphant inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa, Tutu's words and presence[...]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Chair of The Elders, and chair of South Africa s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, along with his daughter, the Reverend Mpho Tutu," " offer a manual on the art of forgiveness helping us to realize that we are all capable of healing and transform[...]
The truth of human goodness can get hidden under the fear that we cannot live up to its demands, or it can get buried under faults or failures, or it can just get forgotten. This book shows how we can find our way back to goodness by changing our attitudes, by practising forgiveness, and by prayer.[...]
In a world marked by hatred and rivalry, and against ideologies based on resentment and exclusion, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho Tutu vindicate the importance of forgiveness. For them, this value is one of the most effective spiritual tools to build unity between h[...]
Tilgivelse er vejen til fred. Fred med sig selv, fred med andre, ja, fred i verden. Sådan skriver Desmond og Mpho Tutu i Tilgivelsens bog, en rørende, varm og dybt realistisk bog til alle, der har brug for at tilgive - eller selv blive tilgivet.
Selv har de to stået i en række voldsomme situ[...]
Vi känner alla alltför väl till den brutalitet, smärta och det hat som förgiftar våra liv på den här planeten. Min dotter och jag har tillsammans skrivit den här boken därför att den grymhet och de oförrätter som vi människor visar varandra är inte hela sanningen om mänskligheten, in[...]
När Desmond Tutu talar på olika håll i världen får han nästan alltid samma frågor:
"Varför är du så uppfylld av glädje?"
"Hur gör du för att fortsätta att tro på människor när du ser så mycket orättvisa, grymhet och förtryck?"
"Hur kan du vara [...]
"Jag har ofta sagt att i Sydafrika hade det inte funnits någon framtid utan förlåtelse. Vår ilska och viljan att hämnas hade kunnat förstöra allt. Det är lika sant för var och en av oss som för hela världen." Fredspristagaren och rättviserebellen Desmond Tutu har tillsammans med sin d[...]
"Jag har ofta sagt att i Sydafrika hade det inte funnits någon framtid utan förlåtelse. Vår ilska och viljan att hämnas hade kunnat förstöra allt. Det är lika sant för var och en av oss som för hela världen."
Fredspristagaren och rättviserebellen Desmond Tutu har tillsammans med s[...]
In this essential collection of Desmond Tutu's most historicand controversial speeches and writings, we witness hisunique career of provoking the powerful and confronting theworld in order to protect the oppressed, the poor, and othervictims of injustice.Renowned first for his courageous opposition [...]
The desire for dignity is universal and powerful. It is a motivating force behind all human interaction - in families, in communities, in the business world, and in relationships at the international level. When dignity is violated, the response is likely to involve aggression, even violence, hatred[...]