Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu (7 October 193126 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from Black theology with African theology.Tutu was born of mixed Xhosa and Motswana heritage to a poor family in Klerksdorp, South Africa. Entering adulthood, he trained as a teacher and married Nomalizo Leah Tutu, with whom he had several children. In 1960, he was ordained as an Anglican priest and in 1962 moved to the United Kingdom to study theology at King's College London. In 1966 he returned to southern Africa, teaching at the Federal Theological Seminary and then the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. In 1972, he became the Theological Education Fund's director for Africa, a position based in London but necessitating regular tours of the African continent. Back in southern Africa in 1975, he served first as dean of St Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg and then as Bishop of Lesotho; from 1978 to 1985 he was general-secretary of the South African Council of Churches. He emerged as one of the most prominent opponents of South Africa's apartheid system of racial segregation and white minority rule. Although warning the National Party government that anger at apartheid would lead to racial violence, as an activist he stressed non-violent protest and foreign economic pressure to bring about universal suffrage.
In 1985, Tutu became Bishop of Johannesburg and in 1986 the Archbishop of Cape Town, the most senior position in southern Africa's Anglican hierarchy. In this position, he emphasised a consensus-building model of leadership and oversaw the introduction of female priests. Also in 1986, he became president of the All Africa Conference of Churches, resulting in further tours of the continent. After President F. W. de Klerk released the anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990 and the pair led negotiations to end apartheid and introduce multi-racial democracy, Tutu assisted as a mediator between rival black factions. After the 1994 general election resulted in a coalition government headed by Mandela, the latter selected Tutu to chair the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses committed by both pro and anti-apartheid groups. Following apartheid's fall, Tutu campaigned for gay rights and spoke out on a wide range of subjects, among them his criticism of South African presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, his opposition to the Iraq War, and describing Israel's treatment of Palestinians as apartheid. In 2010, he retired from public life, but continued to speak out on numerous topics and events.
As Tutu rose to prominence in the 1970s, different socio-economic groups and political classes held a wide range of views about him, from critical to admiring. He was popular among South Africa's black majority and was internationally praised for his work involving anti-apartheid activism, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize and other international awards. He also compiled several books of his speeches and sermons. Provided by Wikipedia
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God has a dream : a vision of hope for our time by Tutu, Desmond
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God is not a Christian : speaking truth in times of crisis by Tutu, Desmond
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Bishop Desmond Tutu addresses United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid : United Nations, New York, 23 March 1981. by Tutu, Desmond
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No future without forgiveness by Tutu, Desmond
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Desmond and the very mean world : a story of forgiveness by Tutu, Desmond
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Hope and suffering : sermons and speeches by Tutu, Desmond
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God is not a Christian : and other provocations by Tutu, Desmond
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The rainbow people of God : the making of a peaceful revolution by Tutu, Desmond
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God has a dream : a vision of hope for our time by Tutu, Desmond
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Believe : the words and inspiration of Desmond Tutu by Tutu, Desmond
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The rainbow people of God : the making of a peaceful revolution by Tutu, Desmond
New York : Image, 1996
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Hope and suffering : sermons and speeches by Tutu, Desmond
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My Jesus story collection : 18 New Testament Bible stories by Tutu, Desmond
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Crying in the wilderness : the struggle for justice in South Africa by Tutu, Desmond
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Made for goodness : and why this makes all the difference by Tutu, Desmond
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The words of Desmond Tutu by Tutu, Desmond
New York : Newmarket Press, 1989
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Children of God : storybook Bible by Tutu, Desmond
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Los hijos de Dios : historias de la Biblia by Tutu, Desmond
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