Bøger af Desmond Tutu

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En gave fra den karismatiske Tutu til børn i hele verden. Desmond Tutu genfortæller en perlerække af Bibelens kendte og mindre kendte historier.Nobelpristager og ærkebiskop Desmond Tutu genfortæller en perlerække af Bibelens kendte og mindre kendte historier om barmhjertighed, tvivl, angst, retfærdighed og kærlighed. Med sin livserfaring og visdom minder han os om, at vi alle er Guds børn. Kunstnere fra hele verden har illustreret de 56 udvalgte historier, og resultatet er en 'global' bog til børn - og deres forældre - om frihed, forsoning og menneskeligt fællesskab.

Denne bog er en samling af de bedste af Desmond Tutus taler, interviews, prædikener og breve gennem fire årtier. Teksterne afslører, hvorfor han fortjente Nobels Fredspris, og hvorfor han tiltrak sig verdenssamfundets opmærksomhed og vandt så mange menneskers hjerter. Tutus ord og virke tændte håb i Sydafrika – og ud over verden – i en vanskelig tid. ”Desmond Tutu har i årtier været en moralsk sværvægter – en principfast stemme, en utrættelig retfærdighedens forkæmper, en dedikeret fredsstifter. Han er en bramfri fredens og frihedens stemme i lande over hele kloden.”– Præsident Barack Obama ”Jeg har den dybeste respekt for min gode og trofaste ven, ærkebiskop Desmond Tutu. Jeg beundrer ham for det vidunderlige og varme menneske, han er, og særligt for de humanitære principper, han står for.”– Hans hellighed Dalai Lama ”Hans indsats har slået bro over kløften mellem sort og hvid, mellem offer og undertrykker, og har bidraget til at hele en nation i forsoningens og tilgivelsens ånd. Han skal vide, at jeg og en hel generation af afrikanere holder hovedet højt og har mere udsyn, fordi vi står på hans skuldre.”– Kofi Annan, tidligere generalsekretær for FN

Hvordan kan man tilgive? I sin nye bog udforsker Desmond Tutu sammen med sin datter, Mpho, tilgivelsens kraft og vejen til forsoning. Fra små krænkelser i hverdagen til vold, misbrug og racisme - alt kan tilgives, men vejen og resultatet er aldrig den samme.Som vidne til nogle af de værste forbrydelser, mennesker kan begå mod hinanden, hører Nobelpristager DESMOND TUTU gang på gang det samme spørgsmål: Hvordan kan man tilgive? Denne bog er hans svar. Bogen er skrevet med datteren MPHO TUTU, og sammen udforsker de enkle, men dybe sandheder om betydningen af tilgivelse, om hvordan tilgivelse virker på os, og om hvorfor alle har brug for at kunne give og modtage tilgivelse. At tilgive andre er den største gave, vi kan give os selv, når vi er blevet krænket. Vejen til tilgivelse kan være lang og tage år at gå, og det er ikke sikkert, at relationen kan bevares, efter at uretten er tilgivet. Men det er den eneste måde, hvorpå vi kan blive frie igen. Desmond Tuto (f. 1931) i Klerksdorp, Transvaal. Han er uddannet lærer og derefter teolog og har undervist ved teologiske fakulteter i både Sydafrika og England. I 1960 blev han ordineret som præst i den anglikanske kirke, og i 1986 blev han ærkebiskop af Capetown som den første sorte nogensinde. Derudover er han æresdoktor på en række universiteter i USA og Europa og har modtaget mange internationale priser. Mpho Tutu (f. 1963) er grundlægger og leder af The Tutu Institute for Prayer and Pilgrimage. Tidligere har hun arbejdet blandt udsatte børn, flygtninge og voldtægtsofre. LEKTØRUDTALELSE"Bogen, som er letlæst, indlevende og medfølende, er en gave til især dem, der har svært ved at tilgive. Men her er vise ord til alle dem, som vil gå vejen mod fred med sig selv og verde." - Lektør: Grethe Lorentzen

No Future Without Forgiveness is a quintessentially humane account of an extraordinary life. Desmond Tutu describes his childhood and coming of age in the apartheid era in South Africa. He examines his reactions on being able to vote for the first time at the age of 62 - and on Nelson Mandela's election, also his feelings on being Archbishop of Cape Town and his award of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. No Future Without Forgiveness is also his fascinating experience as head of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The latter was a pioneering international experiment to expose many of the worst atrocities committed under apartheid, and to rehabilitate the dignity of its victims. Tutu draws important parallels between the Commissioners' approach to the situation in South Africa with other areas of conflict such as Northern Ireland, the Middle East, Rwanda and the Balkans.

Nobel Peace Prize winners His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share their own childhood struggles to show young readers how they can thrive and find joy even during the most challenging times in this picture book adaptation of the international bestseller The Book of Joy. If you just focus on the thing that is making you sad, then the sadness is all you see. But if you look around, you will see that joy is everywhere.   In their only collaboration for children, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu use their childhood stories to show young people how to find joy even in hard times and why sharing joy with others makes it grow. The two spiritual masters tell a simple story, vibrantly brought to life by bestselling illustrator Rafael López, of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.   Sprung from the friendship, humor, and deep affection between these holy men, the book is a perfectly timed and important gift from two revered spiritual leaders to children. It is a reminder that joy is abundant—no matter what challenges we face—and has the power to transform the world around us even in the darkest of times.

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 is his answer.Now, more than any other time in history, our world needs this message: that we are made for goodness and it is up to us to live up to our destiny.We recognize Archbishop Tutu from the headlines as an inspirational figure who has witnessed some of the world's most sinister moments and chosen to be an ambassador of reconciliation amid political, diplomatic, and natural disasters. Now, we get a glimpse into his personal spirituality?and a better understanding of the man behind a lifetime of good works. In this intimate and personal sharing of his heart, written with his daughter, Episcopal priest Mpho Tutu, Tutu engages his reader with touching stories from his own life, as well as grisly memories from his work in the darkest corners of the world. There, amid the darkness, he calls us to hope, to joy, and to claim the goodness that we were made for. Tutu invites us to take on the disciplines of goodness, the practices that are key to finding fulfillment, meaning, and happiness for our lives.

Friedensnobelpreisträger und Menschenrechtsaktivist Desmond Tutu teilt in diesem Buch eine persönliche, spirituelle Vision: Wie können der Glaube und die persönliche Beziehung zu Gott auch in den schwersten Phasen Trost spenden? Ist es möglich, dass die Menschen, unabhängig von Herkunft oder Religion, in Versöhnung und Harmonie zusammenleben können? Desmond Tutu nimmt sich in diesem bewegenden Werk diesen Fragen aus seiner ganz eigenen Perspektive an und schafft so ein starkes Plädoyer für den Frieden.

An instant New York Times bestsellerTwo spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question.  Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of them—they are two of the most joyful people on the planet.In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday and to create what they hoped would be a gift for others. They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question: How do we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering?They traded intimate stories, teased each other continually, and shared their spiritual practices. By the end of a week filled with laughter and punctuated with tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our time and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy.This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing and unprecendented week together, from the first embrace to the final good-bye.We get to listen as they explore the Nature of True Joy and confront each of the Obstacles of Joy—from fear, stress, and anger to grief, illness, and death. They then offer us the Eight Pillars of Joy, which provide the foundation for lasting happiness. Throughout, they include stories, wisdom, and science. Finally, they share their daily Joy Practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives.The Archbishop has never claimed sainthood, and the Dalai Lama considers himself a simple monk. In this unique collaboration, they offer us the reflection of real lives filled with pain and turmoil in the midst of which they have been able to discover a level of peace, of courage, and of joy to which we can all aspire in our own lives.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is no stranger to controversy. From racism and social injustice, to the threat of AIDS, the continuing crisis in the Middle East and the importance today of 'ubuntu' (the concept of shared humanity), the Archbishop expresses his views powerfully and honestly, showing how faith and politics are inextricably linked. A forceful opponent of apartheid and later a compelling leader of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and has remained a leading campaigner for human rights ever since. In 2009, he was awarded the highest civilian award in the United States, the Presidential Medal, by Barack Obama.This collection brings together some of the Archbishop's key speeches, sermons, lectures and exchanges from the past three decades, charting the trajectory of his extraordinary career and showing why he remains one of the world's best-loved and most outspoken religious figures. Edited by John Allen, a journalist and former aide of the Archbishop, God is Not a Christian reveals Archbishop Desmond Tutu in his own words.

In it, the Archbishop shows how important it is that, even as we face the harsh realities of our individual lives and global conditions, we remember the importance of hope and dreams - for it is on hope and dreams that a better future will be built, and that God's dream for us will be fulfilled.

Desmond Tutu og Dalai Lama har begge viet deres liv til fredelig modstand mod enhver form for undertrykkelse. Men trods den megen lidelse de har set og mærket, også på egen krop, ha de begge bevaret en helt utrolig glæde - varm, boblende og smitsom, hvad enhver, der har oplevet dem tale, kan bevidne. Med GLÆDENS BOG mødes de for at dele deres erfaringer og tanker om glæde og lykke med resten af verden. Bogen bygger på deres mangeårige venskab, deres erfaringer og forskellige tro. Desuden har de i arbejdet med bogen modtaget spørgsmål fra læsere over hele jorden om glæde og lykke, som de har udfordret hinanden med. En inspirerende, varm og kærlig bog om at finde glædens udspring i sit eget indre. Dalai Lama er tibetanernes åndelige leder. Siden han i 1959 måtte flygte fra Tibet, har han rejst rundt i verden for at fremme ikke-vold og international forståelse ud fra sin buddhistiske grundholdning. Et arbejde han i 1989 fik Nobels Fredspris for. Desmond Tutu er tidligere ærkebiskop over Cape Town i Sydafrika. Han har modtaget Nobels Fredspris for sit årelange arbejde under apartheid, og i 1994 blev han udpeget som formand for den sydafrikanske Sandheds- og forsoningskommission.