âOne of the great religious leaders of [the twentieth] centuryâ tells his story of growing up under segregation and finding his calling as a minister (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Howard Thurman was a singular manâa minister, philosopher, and educator whose vitality and vision touched the lives of countless people of all races, faiths, and cultures. In his moving autobiography, Dr. Thurman tells of his lonely years growing up in a segregated town, where the nurturing black community and a profound interest in nature provided his deepest solace. That same young man would go on to become one of the great spiritual leaders of our time. Over the course of his extraordinary career, Thurman served as a dean of Rankin Chapel and professor of theology at Howard University; minister of the interdenominational Fellowship Church in San Francisco, of which he was a cofounder; dean of Marsh Chapel of Boston University; and honorary canon of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York. He was deeply engaged in work with the Howard Thurman Educational Trust until his death in 1981. This is Thurmanâs story in his own inspiring words. âInspiring . . . a tale of trial and triumph. It should be read by everyone.â âVernon Jordan, president of the National Urban League âNow we can peer with delight into the soul of this master and grasp some of the sense of religious genius which has been the source of all that blessed teaching.â âRabbi Joseph B. Glaser, former executive vice president, Central Conference of American Rabbis âThe readerâs admiration for this educator and spiritual healer grows naturally as the story unfolds.â âThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution âThurman leads his readers . . . with an air of gracious ease and imperturbable dignity.â âKirkus Reviews
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