John Walker - A Man for the 21st CenturyForward Movement, 2004 - 272 עמודים Pastor, teacher, civil rights leader, ecumenist, social justice pioneer, urban missionary, relief worker, statesman-John Walker was all of these, and more. As both the first African-American accepted to study at Virginia Theological Seminary and to serve as a Master at St. Paul's School, John later rose to Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. where he left his mark on presidents, world leaders, and countless others. |
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עמוד xii
... lives of countless young people who came probably expecting an icon instead of the very genuine and caring man they encountered . My mother will say it was ever thus , from the moment they first met in her hometown , Limon , Costa Rica ...
... lives of countless young people who came probably expecting an icon instead of the very genuine and caring man they encountered . My mother will say it was ever thus , from the moment they first met in her hometown , Limon , Costa Rica ...
עמוד xiv
... lives that , as people of color , we were in the majority . It was a powerful realization for us . My father's concern for the poor and the injustices faced by Africans — whether by whites in apartheid South Africa , or by despots ...
... lives that , as people of color , we were in the majority . It was a powerful realization for us . My father's concern for the poor and the injustices faced by Africans — whether by whites in apartheid South Africa , or by despots ...
עמוד xv
... lives . My father would not live to see the real end of apart- heid , but he knew it , too , would fall — just as all unjust laws and even nations that support tyranny will eventu- ally crumble . He would be so proud to know how much ...
... lives . My father would not live to see the real end of apart- heid , but he knew it , too , would fall — just as all unjust laws and even nations that support tyranny will eventu- ally crumble . He would be so proud to know how much ...
עמוד xxi
... lives of children ; a graceful man , a private man , a very busy and important man , a good - humored man , a man moving fast because he had lots of ground to cover . From the beginning he was different . From the start xxi - Introduction.
... lives of children ; a graceful man , a private man , a very busy and important man , a good - humored man , a man moving fast because he had lots of ground to cover . From the beginning he was different . From the start xxi - Introduction.
עמוד xxviii
... lives of its most powerful inhabit- ants . A powerful man in a city that revolves around power , Walker wore his authority lightly . He lived modestly , spoke quietly , listened carefully . Those who knew him never questioned his faith ...
... lives of its most powerful inhabit- ants . A powerful man in a city that revolves around power , Walker wore his authority lightly . He lived modestly , spoke quietly , listened carefully . Those who knew him never questioned his faith ...
תוכן
Fellowship of Believers | 1 |
The Episcopal Church Welcomes You | 31 |
On This Rock | 61 |
Shepherd and Bishop of Souls | 79 |
The Beginning of Knowledge | 103 |
Photo Captions | 145 |
Blessed Are the Poor | 147 |
The Heart of Downtown | 169 |
Children of Cush | 185 |
A Story to Tell to the Nations | 207 |
A Great National Church | 227 |
Acknowledgements | 239 |
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