Black Battle, White Knight - The Authorized Biography of Malcolm Boyd

Through unparalleled access to the personal recollections, writings, and archival records of Malcolm Boyd, Michael Battle chronicles one of America's most celebrated-and reviled-public religious figures.

About the author

Michael Battle is the Extraordinary Professor at the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice, the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and formerly taught at General Theological Seminary in New York where he was the Herbert Thompson Professor of Church and Society and Director of the Desmond Tutu Center. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and later given one of the highest Anglican Church distinctions as "Six Preacher," by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. Battle has published nine books, including Reconciliation: the Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu, and Ubuntu: I in You and You in Me. He lives in Knightdale, North Carolina.

Summary

Through unparalleled access to the personal recollections, writings, and archival records of Malcolm Boyd, Michael Battle chronicles one of America’s most celebrated—and reviled—public religious figures.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Battle
• Publisher: Church Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9781596272477
• ISBN: 978-1-59627-247-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 354 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies