Desmond Tutu: 28 books

Worum geht es? Vergeben können und Vergebung empfangen – das ist die Botschaft dieses Buches, das Bischof Tutu gemeinsam mit seiner Tochter Mpho geschrieben hat, um zu zeigen, wie der Prozess des Vergebens für jeden möglich wird. Ihr Buch geht dabei über die Notwendigkeit des Vergebens in gesellschaftlichen...

**An instant New York Times bestseller Two 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...

«La sorgente definitiva della felicità è già dentro ciascuno di noi.» Dalai Lama «La nostra bontà aumenta quando viene messa alla prova.» Desmod Tutu DUE GIGANTI DELLA SPIRITUALITÀ. CINQUE GIORNI. UNA DOMANDA SENZA TEMPO. Il Dalai Lama e l’arcivescovo sudafricano Desmond Tutu,...

Let There Be Light combines the extraordinary talents of Nancy Tillman, the New York Times bestselling author of On the Night You Were Born, and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu in this retelling of the biblical story of creation. The pairing of Archbishop Tutu’s lyrical text from...

Grammy Award-winning singer Angélique Kidjo is known for her electrifying voice and fearless advocacy work. In this intimate memoir, she reveals how she escaped Communist Africa to make her dreams a reality, and how she's prompting others all around the world to reach for theirs as well. Born...

The great Archbishop of Capetown, South Africa, shares with us the simple but profound secrets of his extraordinary spiritual strength by unveiling his very own book of prayer. Prayer, our conversation with God, needs no set formulas or flowery phrases. It often needs no words at all. But for most...

Zwei weise Männer, eine Botschaft Sie sind zwei der bedeutendsten Leitfiguren unserer Zeit: Seine Heiligkeit der Dalai Lama und Erzbischof Desmond Tutu. Obwohl ihr Leben von vielen Widrigkeiten und Gefahren geprägt war, strahlen sie eine Freude aus, die durch nichts zu erschüttern ist. Im...

"[ArchbishopDesmond Tutu’s] unofficial legacy will be his life and the story of how thistiny pastor with a huge laugh from South Africa became our globalguardian." —Time magazine Biographer John Allen collects the ArchbishopDesmond Tutu's most profound, controversial, and historic...

In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified...

Theories of Democracy builds on Robert Dahl's observation that there is no single theory of democracy; only theories. Beyond the broad commitment to rule by the majority, democracy involves a set of contentious debates concerning the proper function and scope of power, equality, freedom, justice,...

長踞《紐約時報》暢銷榜、亞馬遜五顆星評價 全球授權32國語言，全美熱銷逾40萬冊    兩位諾貝爾和平獎得主，五天相聚，解答一個永恆的問題   經歷痛苦與失去之後，仍能發自內心地快樂嗎？ 面對生命中各種無法避免的磨難，該如何超越痛苦，擁抱喜悅而活？ 心智與心靈上該要有怎樣的特質與觀點，才容易感受喜樂？ 如何讓喜悅從一種稍縱即逝的感受，化為恆久的存在？ 人生最終該靠什麼獲得滿足與意義？ ** ** 上千個來自全球的提問，最多人的問題並非如何找到喜悅， 而是在充滿各種苦難的世界，真的可能活在喜悅中嗎？ ** ** ▎如何穿越苦痛，重啟喜悅的智慧   兩位深受全球景仰的心靈導師，卻同樣經歷一生的苦難。達賴喇嘛二十四歲就被迫流亡，近六十年無法回家，卻仍擁有最有感染力的笑聲。屠圖大主教一生對抗種族隔離暴行，目睹人性的醜陋與絕望，卻堅定帶領南非走向寬恕的漫漫療傷之路。   籌劃一年，以慶生為由，他們兩人在印度達蘭薩拉相聚五天，這可能是一生最後一次相見，他們卻選擇毫無保留地回答來自全球上千個關於喜悅的問題。 年近九十，他們共同的體認，人生無法免除必然的苦痛與心碎，但是若能懷抱喜悅而活，即使困苦，也不會變得冷酷，雖然心碎，也不會因此崩潰。   ▎快樂無法外求，喜悅是一個面對世界存在的方式 ** ** 大主教從未自稱聖徒，達賴喇嘛也稱自己只是一介僧侶，他們的人生嚮往，與你我並無不同。兩人的人生看來充滿混亂與苦痛，卻能在其中尋得平靜、勇氣與喜悅。他們說，苦為人所不能免，但我們可以選擇如何面對苦痛，我們都能學會在充滿挫折與苦痛的環境，依然懷抱喜悅而活。   書中除了兩人時而幽默逗趣，時而深刻感動的對談，分享他們對人生的體悟與許多真實故事，也從探討喜悅的本質、結合科學實證分享跨越負面情緒的方法──嫉妒、恐懼、孤獨、焦慮、失去的苦痛等，到獲得喜悅的八大心靈支柱，分享他們穿越苦痛的智慧。同時列出他們日常安頓內心的功課，讓讀者也能練習感受喜悅。   這本書不屬於任何宗教、任何族群，這本書屬於你，你值得恆久的喜樂。   重量好評推薦！ ** ** 《紐約時報》、《時代雜誌》、《波士頓環球報》、《出版人週刊》、《赫芬頓郵報》、《QUARZ》、CBS、歐普拉、理查‧布蘭森、李偉文　邀你一起分享喜悅！   「來！我們一起找快樂！喜悅是我想送給每個人最棒的禮物。兩位大師在這本振奮人心的書中分享最深刻的智慧。保證值回票價。」──歐普拉(Oprah...

Martin Luther King, Jr., was not an advocate of homosexual rights, nor was he an enemy; however both sides of the debate have used his words in their arguments, including his widow, in support of gay rights, and his daughter, in rejection. This fascinating situation poses the problem that Michael G. Long seeks to address and resolve.

This source of strength and solace for millions of Christian clergy and laypeople throughout the world can be a companion for your own spiritual journey. For centuries, Christians of different traditions and seekers from various backgrounds have found strength for their spiritual journey in...