Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

Read the full post at - Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman I picked up Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman after a weekend that included visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and attending a concert at an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church here in Atlanta. Despite growing up in the South (like, the literal Bible Belt) and living in Atlanta for years, I realized I know very little about the Black Protestant church in America or the theological underpinnings of the Civil Rights Movement. Howard Thurman keeps coming up as a major influence on Martin Luther King Jr. He was MLK’s mentor at Boston University and one of the first Black deans at a predominantly white university. So this book seemed like the right place to start. What I Liked The writing is accessible. It’s rare to find a theologian who can write clearly. Thurman manages to discuss complex theological ideas without getting lost in jargon or academic prose. The book assumes you…