Desmond Tutu (1931–2021)
Forfatter af The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
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Desmond Tutu was born October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa. He attended Johannesburg Bantu High School. After leaving school he trained first as a teacher at Pretoria Bantu Normal College and graduated in 1954 from the University of South Africa. After three years as a high school vis mere teacher he began to study theology, and was ordained as a priest in 1960. From 1962 to 1966 Tutu devoted his time to further theological study in England at King's College, eventually earning a Master's of Theology. From 1967 to 1972 he taught theology in South Africa before returning to England for three years as the assistant director of a theological institute in London. In 1975 he was appointed Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg, the first black to hold that position. From 1976 to 1978 he was Bishop of Lesotho, and in 1978 became the first black General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches. Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 15, 1984 for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South Africa. He was then elected Archbishop of Cape Town in April of 1986, the highest position in the South African Anglican Church. Tutu is also an honorary doctor of various universities in the USA, Britain and Germany. He is the author of the best seller, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, with the Dalai Lama XIV and Douglas Carlton Abrams. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Bishop Desmond Tutu : the voice of one crying in the wilderness : a collection of his recent statements in the struggle (1982) 10 eksemplarer
Versöhnung ist unteilbar : Biblische Interpretationen z. Schwarzen Theologie. Mit e. Selbstdarst. d. Autors (1986) 2 eksemplarer
Onze overwinning op de apartheid de geschiedenis van onze bittere strijd tegen discriminatie in Zuid-Afrika (1994) 2 eksemplarer
Gottes Kinder: Meine schönsten Bibelgeschichten 1 eksemplar
Nobelity 1 eksemplar
Children of the Light 1 eksemplar
Anch'io ho il diritto d'esistere 1 eksemplar
Fé - Palavras e Inspiração de Desmond Tutu 1 eksemplar
Dignity, Equality & Inalienable Rights 1 eksemplar
Desmond Tutu on Forgiveness 1 eksemplar
Children of God Storybook Bible - Sampler 1 eksemplar
Archbishop Desmond Tutu 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World (2007) — Bidragyder — 125 eksemplarer
A God That Could be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet (2015) — Forord — 91 eksemplarer
From the Ashes: A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America (2001) — nogle udgaver — 82 eksemplarer
Freedom: Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) — Forord — 73 eksemplarer
Discovery of a Continent: Foods, Flavors, and Inspirations from Africa (2007) — Forord, nogle udgaver — 62 eksemplarer
Are We Born Racist? New Insights from Neuroscience and Positive Psychology (2010) — Bidragyder — 39 eksemplarer
The Future of God: Personal Adventures in Spirituality With Thirteen of Today's Eminent Thinkers (1996) — Bidragyder — 25 eksemplarer
The Goldstone Report: The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict (2011) — Forord — 25 eksemplarer
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- Juridisk navn
- Tutu, Desmond Mpilo
- Fødselsdato
- 1931-10-07
- Dødsdag
- 2021-12-26
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- South Africa
- Fødested
- Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, South Africa
- Dødssted
- Cape Town, South Africa (Oasis Frail Care Centre)
- Bopæl
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Soweto, South Africa - Uddannelse
- Pretoria Bantu Normal College
St Peter's Theology College, Rosettenville, Johannesburg
King's College, London - Erhverv
- minister (Anglican)
bishop (Lesotho|1976-1978|Johannesburg|1985-1986)
archbishop (Capetown|1986-1996)
social rights activist
anti-apartheid and human rights activist - Relationer
- Tutu, Mpho (daughter)
- Organisationer
- Anglican Church
National University of Lesotho - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Nobel Peace Prize (1984)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
Templeton Prize (2013)
Gandhi Peace Prize (2005)
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- 52
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- 32
- Medlemmer
- 5,868
- Popularitet
- #4,207
- Vurdering
- 4.1
- Anmeldelser
- 139
- ISBN
- 240
- Sprog
- 14
- Udvalgt
- 5
> Pas d'avenir sans pardon, où Mgr Desmond Tutu, héros sud-africain, présente l’étape la plus ardue de la libération, éd. Albin Michel.
—Nouvelles Clés