Does a Preacher from the previous century have anything to say to this generation? Yes! His clarion call to Justice and loving community was shaped by his friendship with Mahatma Gandhi and influenced the life of Dr.
The book includes a complete discussion guide as well as links to introductory videos by Harnish that can be used to spark discussion in your grou.
Harnish, himself a noted Christian educator, writer and pastor, has written 30 short, inspiring true stories from Jones\' life and the people that he touched, that illustrate the timeless, loving wisdom that he believed lay at the core of Christianity.
The stories can be read as daily devotionals or could be discussed with friends or within small groups, Sunday schools and congregations.
John E.
Dr.
The Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.\'s own nonviolent approach to injustice.
The crystal clarity and the warm hospitality of Jones\' Christian message formed working relationships with leaders of other world religions and often startled his own American evangelical colleagues, especially when he prophetically condemned racism as spiritual treason against God.
As challenging as his preaching sometimes was in confronting injustice, Jones was best known for inspirational Christian messages of hope and refreshment for the millions of people from every walk of life who he addressed either in person or through his writings.
Now, a widespread movement is reviving Jones\' spiritual wisdom in the midst of Global tensions over faith, ethnicity and race.
His writings from India influenced Dr.
Twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, his ministry in India brought him into close contact with that country\'s leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore, and Mahatma Gandhi.
Roosevelt and Harry Truman.
He was a confidant of presidents Franklin D.
He also was a statesman, the founder of Christian ashrams, an interfaith leader as well as a spokesman for peace, racial inclusion and Social justice.
More than an evangelist, he was the author of 27 books that sold millions of copies.
Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was described as the greatest missionary since Saint Paul.
And this faith in humanity would apply to people outside our own borders.
In his day, E. ...
We must galvanize beaten down people with a faith in God, in themselves and in the future.
In one of his famous appeals, Jones wrote: Let us go out to stimulate everybody and throw open the doors of equal opportunity to every single person.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Does a Preacher from the previous century have anything to say to this generation? Yes! His clarion call to Justice and loving community was shaped by his friendship with Mahatma Gandhi and influenced the life of Dr
