Howard Thurman was famously known as one of the towering giants of American religion in the twentieth century.
It is impossible to understand the African American church today without a.
He was a mystic, a preacher, an educator, a theologian, and much more.
Theologians such as James Cone and Cornel West regularly signal their indebtedness to him.
His writings have influenced some of the most important religious and political figures of the last century, from Martin Luther King to Barack Obama.
Howard Thurman was famously known as one of the towering giants of American religion in the twentieth century