Episode 76: Howard Thurman: Theologian, Mystic, Activist

The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic life. - A podcast by John Fea

Howard Thurman was a mid-20th century theologian, writer, activist, and mystic who had a profound influence on the leaders of the Civil Rights movement. Thurman's writings--especially his 1949 work Jesus and the Disinherited--provided an intellectual and spiritual guide to those trying to make sense of an era of racial and social unrest. Our guest in this episode is historian Paul Harvey, the author of Howard Thurman & The Disinherited: A Religious Biography (Eerdmans, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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