Description
Signed first edition of The Creative Encounter: An Interpretation of Religion and the Social Witness by Howard Thurman.
Octavo, 153pp. Blue hardcover, brown cloth spine. Title stamped in silver on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page with publisher’s code. Solid text block, touch of rubbing to corners, faint offsetting to endpapers. In the publisher’s dust jacket, price-clipped, shelf worn, a few short closed tears, rubbing to edges and spine. A very good copy, rarely seen in dust jacket.
Signed by Howard Thurman on the title page.
Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a prominent minister, academic, and civil rights leader of the 20th century. He served as dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University from 1932-1944, then as dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953-1965. Thurman’s dedication to sharing the theology of radical nonviolence influenced many civil rights movement leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., who was mentored by Thurman while attending Boston University.