Review of 'The rainbow people of God' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I have an (admittedly rather minor) claim to fame in relation to Desmond Tutu. When he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I was one of the first people in the world to hear the news. As a student, I was active in the Anti-apartheid movement, and I was attending at meeting with its UK leader, Trevor Huddleston. Suddenly, he received a phone call from the BBC asking for his reaction to the news, and so those of us in the room with him also heard about it.
I read this book (again) in response to the sad news of his death this week. How do his speeches and sermons stand up to the test of time, after all these years? How does his anti-racism compare with the Black Lives Matter and consciousness of white privilege of the current age? I'm not qualified to write a proper essay on the …
I have an (admittedly rather minor) claim to fame in relation to Desmond Tutu. When he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I was one of the first people in the world to hear the news. As a student, I was active in the Anti-apartheid movement, and I was attending at meeting with its UK leader, Trevor Huddleston. Suddenly, he received a phone call from the BBC asking for his reaction to the news, and so those of us in the room with him also heard about it.
I read this book (again) in response to the sad news of his death this week. How do his speeches and sermons stand up to the test of time, after all these years? How does his anti-racism compare with the Black Lives Matter and consciousness of white privilege of the current age? I'm not qualified to write a proper essay on the topic, but I would say that his writings provide an interesting historical perspective on the current discussion and that his plea for love, forgiveness and justice is as relevant today as it was then. And just like then, the racist need to repent so that they can ask for forgiveness.
He was a great person and the world is poorer for his demise.