Deep Is the Hunger, Meditations for Apostles of Sensitivenss (Signed By the author)
New York; (1951): Harper and Brothers. First Edition. Octavo. Item #031027
212 pages. A rare fine first edition copy in the scarce dust jacket of one of Howard Thurman's rarest books, signed by him on the title page. His theology of radical nonviolence influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists, and he was a key mentor to leaders within the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King Jr. His brilliance was often a threat within parts of the academic black community. From his meetings with Ghandi to his interaction with Reinhold Niebuhr, he bridged gaps and while despising racism, he approached the key issues as a genuine mystic. This remarkable work deals with the self and rising above national, political, and social forces to approach the divine.Bound in 1/4 dark blue cloth over maroon cloth, spine lettering silver, boards just a bit bowed, in the scarce blue unclipped dust jacket lettered in white, spine lettering white, rubbing to corners and spine ends and a few other tiny spots, front flap has a crease.Scarce in dust jacket.
Price: $1,650.00