As part of our celebration of Black History Month, Jeffrey introduced us to Prof. Howard Thurman, one of the architects of liberation theology and an important influence on Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr’s education and thinking. Thurman’s book Jesus and the Disinherited was widely read and quoted during the Montgomery bus boycott. Some historians credit Thurman with being the catalyst for King’s commitment to non-violence. (Scripture readings: Amos 5:21-24 and Matthew 22:34-40.)
