Fear is one of the persistent hounds of hell that dog the footsteps of the poor, the dispossessed, the disinherited.

— Howard Thurman (1899–1981), Theologe, Autor, Bürgerrechtler

Source: Jesus and the Disinherited, Kap. 2 "Fear"

Topics: Fear & Anxiety, Justice & Commitment, Suffering & the Question of God

Howard Thurman

Howard Thurman (1899–1981) war ein US-amerikanischer Theologe, baptistischer Universitätsprediger und Autor, der unter anderem in Washington, D.C., Boston und San Francisco wirkte. Er verband christliche Mystik mit der Idee des gewaltfreien Widerstands, gründete eine der ersten interkulturellen Gemeinden der USA und galt als geistlicher Mentor Martin Luther Kings Jr. Für Bibelleser heute eröffnet sein Ansatz eine Perspektive auf das Evangelium aus der Sicht gesellschaftlich Entrechteter und zeigt die Verbindung von innerer Kontemplation und sozialer Gerechtigkeit.

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