02/15/2023
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Born: October 7, 1931 Klerksdorp South Africa
Died: December 26, 2021 (aged 90) Cape Town Cape Town South Africa
Awards and Honors: Templeton Prize (2013) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) Nobel Prize (1984). Served as an associate director for the World Council of Churches, accepted an appointment as the general secretary of the South African Council of Churches and became a leading spokesperson for the rights of Black South Africans. During the 1980s he played an unrivaled role in drawing national and international attention to the iniquities of apartheid. He emphasized nonviolent means of protest and encouraged the application of economic pressure by countries dealing with South Africa.
Bishop Tutu authored or coauthored numerous publications, including The Divine Intention (1982), a collection of his lectures; Hope and Suffering (1983), a collection of his sermons; No Future Without Forgiveness (1999), a memoir from his time as head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time (2004), a collection of personal reflections; and Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference (2010), reflections on his beliefs about human nature.
