![]() were family friends as well as colleagues in seminary. In fact, Howard Thurman and King, Jr.’s father, Martin Luther King, Sr. ![]() Howard Thurman is perhaps most well known as the spiritual advisor to civil rights leaders including Dr. It was only recently while reading the book Embodied Spirits: Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color that I realized a glaring omission in these lists - the name of the African-American spiritual teacher, theologian and mystic Dr. Based on most of these lists, though, it seemed that no Black people nor any other people of color have made noteworthy contributions to the rich literature on contemplative Christian practice. ![]() They include Saint Theresa of Avila, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, and Richard Foster. In these writings, I often encounter the same lists of names – the philosophers, priests and prophets from Catholic and Protestant streams who authored great teachings on the spiritual life that are worthy of our attention. With each text, I learn more about spiritual disciplines such as silence, solitude and stillness, how they position us for inward transformation by Jesus Christ, and how this personal transformation enables us to transform the world around us. I enjoy reading about contemplative spirituality and the Bible’s call to holistic discipleship. ![]()
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