Why does Barack Obama describe Desmond Tutu as "a moral titan - a voice of principle, an unrelenting champion of justice... an outspoken voice for freedom and justice... across the globe"? God Is Not a Christian tells the story.

"God Is Not a Christian" Published in South Africa, U.S., UK

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Biographer John Allen collects Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s most profound, controversial, and historic words in an inspiring anthology of speeches, interviews and sermons, connecting readers with the courageous and moral vision that can change lives around the globe.

Allen writes in his Preface:

If the reasons for Desmond Tutu becoming one of the world’s most prominent advocates of faith-based social justice and religious tolerance can be reduced to a single, succinct statement, it is this: his fierce and uncompromising determination to tell the truth as he sees it…

“Watching him exercise his ministry over the course of thirty-five years, whether in the streets and stadiums of South Africa—rallying people’s morale with stirring rhetoric, channeling anger in creative directions, and defusing violence—or in closed meetings with dictators, Western leaders, or Zionists angry at his identification with the Palestinians, I came to see that it is when he is faced with the toughest, most challenging situations that he is at his best.

“It is when he is called upon to deliver his most unpopular messages—sometimes to his opponents, at other times to his supporters—that he articulates his values, his ideals, and his faith most powerfully and persuasively.


'God is bigger than Christians,' Tutu says

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Winnipeg Free Press - By: John Longhurst
Posted: 06/25/2011

Is God a Christian?

I must confess I had never asked myself that question. Then I heard about a new book about Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Titled God Is Not A Christian: And Other Provocations, the book is a collection of sermons, speeches and interviews given by the well-known South African pastor, who rose to prominence in the 1980s as a vocal and determined opponent of apartheid.

According to Tutu, the answer to the question is no — God is not a Christian.

“His concern is for all his children.” he is quoted as saying in the book. “To claim God exclusively for Christians is to make God too small and in a real sense is blasphemous. God is bigger than Christians and cares for more than Christians only.”

Comments on Desmond Tutu's Life and Work

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“In my view, Desmond Tutu is the best advert for Christianity that walks on this earth.”
                                    — Bono

“For decades (Tutu) has been a moral titan, a voice of principle, an unrelenting champion of justice, and a dedicated peacemaker…an outspoken voice for freedom and justice in countries across the globe; a staunch defender of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons”
                                    — President Barack Obama

HarperOne's Announcement of God Is Not a Christian

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Desmond Tutu has become one of the greatest moral voices of our time. In his new book, God is Not A Christian, an essential collection of his most historic speeches and writings, we witness his unique career of provoking the powerful and confronting the world in order to protect the oppressed, the poor, and the victims of injustice.

"Rabble-Rouser" Now In Six Languages

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“Rabble-Rouser for Peace” has been published in Chinese, German and Dutch.

This after a launch of the Swedish translation at “Bok & Bibliotek,” the huge annual Swedish book fair in Göteborg . The Swedish publishers of the book ordered a second printing during the book fair.

In 2007 “Rabble-Rouser” was described by the judges of South Africa’s Alan Paton Award for Non-fiction as: “The definitive study of the life of one of South Africa’s great heroes… A full, rich account of Tutu’s life…” The book was shortlisted for the 2007 award (picture: author with Sunday Times editor Mondli Makhanya).

The British/South African edition of the book was published in paperback late in 2007, and the U.S. edition in 2008.

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