A couple of images which together articulate the approach to nonviolent activism and reconciliation that has characterized Desmond Tutu's career<\/a>. I am looking forward to seeing what the Desmond Tutu Center created at Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary will do to further those aims.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A couple of images which together articulate the approach to nonviolent activism and reconciliation that has characterized Desmond Tutu’s career. I am looking forward to seeing what the Desmond Tutu Center created at Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary will do to further those aims. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[345,2634,8202,8436,8438,9859,10054],"class_list":["post-25655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-progressive-christianity-religion","tag-activism","tag-desmond-tutu","tag-nonviolence","tag-oppression","tag-oppressors","tag-quotes","tag-reconciliation"],"yoast_head":"\n
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