Howard Thurman, educator, civil rights leader, and mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. provided some of the key spiritual insights and theological underpinnings that ultimately shaped the civil rights movement.  His short book, Jesus and the Disinherited, first published in 1949, reveals much of the compassion and prophetic power of an interpretation of Jesus for those whose “backs are against the wall.”  It continues to speak powerfully to us today.
 
John Nieman will lead three consecutive Wednesday one-hour sessions on zoom at 4:00 pm: January 27, February 3, and February 10.  You don’t need to sign up for this group, just join us using the link in News from the Pews and Moving Forward Together.  Please read the Forward and Chapter One for the first session next Wednesday.  You still can purchase the book with a 15% discount from Left Bank Books in Belfast.  Tell them you’re with the St. Margaret’s book group.