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Jesus and the Disinherited
by Howard Thurman
"The disinherited will know for themselves that there is a Spirit at work in life and in the hearts of people which is committed to overcoming the world. It is universal, knowing no age, no race, no culture, no conditions. For the privileged and underprivileged alike, if the individual puts at the disposal of the Spirit the needful dedication and discipline, he can live effectively in the chaos of the present the high destiny of a son of God."
This is a true 5 star read. It's often rumored that this was an or the go-to book that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. carried around with him, and I can almost not see how that is not the case. Thurman's twofold love for the oppressed and for Jesus, and his vision for the indelible relationship between these two loves, were picked up and carried on by African-American religious leaders of subsequent generations like Dr. King and Dr. James Cone. Thurman seemingly balances poignant social criticism with hopeful ways forward, pastoral and practical sensitivity with a healthy sense of universality and idealism... not unlike the very Jesus who guides him and us away from the well-trodden paths of fear, deception, and hatred toward the path of love, the only viable path forward for oppressed and oppressor alike.
This is a true 5 star read. It's often rumored that this was an or the go-to book that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. carried around with him, and I can almost not see how that is not the case. Thurman's twofold love for the oppressed and for Jesus, and his vision for the indelible relationship between these two loves, were picked up and carried on by African-American religious leaders of subsequent generations like Dr. King and Dr. James Cone. Thurman seemingly balances poignant social criticism with hopeful ways forward, pastoral and practical sensitivity with a healthy sense of universality and idealism... not unlike the very Jesus who guides him and us away from the well-trodden paths of fear, deception, and hatred toward the path of love, the only viable path forward for oppressed and oppressor alike.