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David B. Gowler

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Pierce Chair of Religion, Oxford College/Emory University Latest books: Howard Thurman & the Quest for Community; Parables after Jesus. now @dgowler.bsky.social
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Sight-Seeing: We need more Howard Thurman in our politics

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By David B. Gowler
| Sight Magazine
United States Via RNS “Our system needs to be broken,” Ted Johnson told a Politico magazine reporter recently, explaining why he plans to vote for Donald Trump. The 58-year-old Johnson and I grew up just a few years apart in Centralia, in south central Illinois. Named for the Illinois Central Railroad, which formed the town in 1853, Centralia is surrounded by rich farmland, but it was long known for its oil fields and coal mines. In 1947, Centralia’s No 5 coal mine exploded, killing 111 miners.
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What can Renaissance art and Howard Thurman tell us about the prodigal son?

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By David B. Gowler
| National Catholic Reporter Verified
The prodigal son kneels among pigs, surrounded by buildings in a wretched state of disrepair; their dilapidation mirrors the son's physical and spiritual destitution. The setting is the village of Himpfelshof, just west of Nuremberg, home to Albrecht Dürer, the creator of this magnificent engraving. Dürer, born in 1471, became one of the most famous Renaissance artists in Northern Europe.
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Howard Thurman, Vermeer's "Christ in the House of Mary and Martha," and the Case for Social Action

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By David B. Gowler
| Daily Kos Verified
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary" by Johannes Vermeer circa 1665 (Wikimedia Commons/Google Cultural Institute) I am writing a book on Howard Thurman (who helped lay the theological foundation for the U.S. Civil Rights movement and was a mentor to Dr. King), the parables of Jesus (in particular the Prodigal Son and Good Samaritan), and the case for positive social action/justice.
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