Book description
In Made for Goodness, Archbishop Desmond Tutu explains that,
though we sometimes act out of depravity and despair, we do know in
our heart of hearts that we are not as we were meant to be, and were
created to be so much more. The truth of human goodness can get hidden
under the fear that we cannot live up to its demands, or it can get
buried under faults or failures, or it can just get forgotten.
In this thoughtful and important book, the Archbishop (with his
daughter, Mpho Tutu) shows how we can find our way back to
goodness by changing our attitudes, by practising forgiveness, and by
prayer. Then we will begin to see the goodness and beauty of others...
If our view changes, this in turn alters the way we act. And how we
act towards each other affects not only ourselves but everything in
our world - for the better.
The first black Archbishop of Cape Town, Tutu has won the Nobel
Peace Prize for his leadership of the S African Truth and
Reconciliation Commission and today is Chair of a group of former
world leaders, The Elders, which aims to tackle some of the world's
most intractable problems. He has helped calm the political crisis in
Kenya and regularly speaks out against Mugabe, Israel, the Iraq War
and the Burmese junta, but is also noted for his irrepressible sense
of humour and deep spirituality. In 2009 he was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama. He lives in S Africa
but travels widely.
Mpho Tutu is Archbishop Tutu's daughter, and an Episcopal priest.
The founder and Executive Director of the Tutu Institute for Prayer
and Pilgrimage, she is also Chair of the Global Aids Alliance. An
accomplished public speaker and preacher, she is married, with two
daughters, and lives in Washington, DC.
