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Title

The rainbow people of God : the making of a peaceful revolution / Desmond Tutu ; edited by John Allen.

Author

Tutu, Desmond.

Publication

New York : Doubleday, [1994], ©1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

Allen, John.

Description

xxii, 281 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm

Subject

• Church of the Province of Southern Africa > Sermons
• Sermons, English > South Africa
• Anglican Communion > South Africa > Sermons
• South Africa > Race relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 272) and index.

Contents

• 1. A Growing Nightmarish Fear: An open letter to Prime Minister B. J. Vorster (1976) -- 2. Oh, God, How Long Can We Go On?: Address at the funeral of Steve Biko (1977) -- 3. We Drink Water to Fill Our Stomachs: Address to the Provincial Synod of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (1979) -- 4. A Deep and Passionate Love for Our Land: Transcript of remarks to P. W. Botha and members of his cabinet (1980) -- 5. Why Did Mr. Botha's Courage Fail Him?: Extract from a presentation to a Johannesburg study group (1981) -- 6. The Divine Imperative: Evidence to the South African government's commission of inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (1982) -- 7. Not Even Invited to the Party: Remarks on proposals for a new constitution (1983) -- 8. Apartheid's "Final Solution": Nobel Lecture (1984) -- 9. You Don't Reform a Frankenstein: Extract from an address to the Political Committee of the UN General Assembly (1985) -- 10. Punitive Sanctions: Press statement (1986).
• 11. Agents of Transfiguration: Charge on enthronement as Archbishop of Cape Town (1986) -- 12. Perhaps Even to Die: Sermon on the eve of a return to controversy in South Africa (1987) -- 13. You Give Yourself a Left Hook: Address at a prayer service for peace in Natal (1987) -- 14. You Will Bite the Dust!: Extracts from a sermon at a service held to replace a banned rally (1988) -- 15. Your Policies Are Unbiblical, Unchristian, Immoral and Evil: A letter to P. W. Botha (1988) -- 16. All That Has Changed Is the Complexion of the Oppressor: Extract from a sermon in Mobutu's Zaire (1989) -- 17. You Are Not God!: Sermon in Noriega's Panama (1989) -- 18. They Have Power but No Authority: The beginning of the Defiance Campaign in Cape Town (1989) -- 19. Straighten Up Your Shoulders!: Remarks to victims of police brutality (1989) -- 20. We Are the Rainbow People!: The Cape Town march (1989).
• 21. We Have Seen Some Extraordinary Things: Sermon at a thanksgiving service for the release of Nelson Mandela (1990) -- 22. Why I Believe This Is Happening: Lecture to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy (1990) -- 23. I Am Not a Politician: Interview on a new role for Desmond Tutu (1990) -- 24. The Nadir of Despair: Extracts from addresses on the Transvaal township war (1990) -- 25. We Forgive You: Contributions to the Rustenburg church conference (1990) -- 26. Something Has Gone Desperately Wrong: Homily during Holy Week (1991) -- 27. Nurturing Our People: Extract from Charge to the Anglican Synod of Bishops (1992) -- 28. On the Brink of Disaster: Sermon on the Boipatong Massacre (1992) -- 29. We Offer to You These Children: Prayer at the site of the killing of six children (1993) -- 30. His Death Is Our Victory: Sermon at the funeral of South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani (1993).
• 31. The Bottom of Depravity: Address at an interfaith rally after a massacre at St. James Church, Cape Town (1993) -- 32. A Miracle Unfolding: Sermon on and thanksgiving for South Africa's first free election (1994).

ISBN

0385475462 :

LCCN

94016011

OCLC

• 30400518
• ocm30400518
• SCSB-3169743

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries