Critical Praise:
"Even with the incredible trauma and cruelty he endured in South Africa, Archbishop Tutu still radiates love and happiness."
 
— SIR RICHARD BRANSON, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE VIRGIN GROUP

 

"If you are thirsty for spiritual drink, come to the water of this beautiful book."

  — THOMAS CAHILL, AUTHOR OF HOW THE IRISH SAVED CIVILIZATION AND THE GIFTS OF THE JEWS


 

"Our boss and his daughter remind us here how clearly we are one: I am, because we are. The Tutu family takes us back to that fundamental truth, showing us that at the end of even the very worst day, it's in our DNA to look out for our brothers and sisters."

  — BONO, FROM THE BAND U2


 

"As the authors so clearly and beautifully say in this book, ‘anyone can choose to cultivate compassion.’ Thank you Archbishop Tutu for helping us all come back home to our true nature, which is inherently good and whole, and touch the peace that is always there for us."

  — THICH NHAT HANH, AUTHOR OF THE ART OF POWER AND SAVOR


 

"Desmond Tutu has walked the talk all his adult life. We can all be grateful that, together with his daughter Mpho, he has now shared his secrets for why he has so much hope and joy."

  — MARY ROBINSON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND


 

"A crucially important book from the Nobel Peace Prize winner; a witness to our tumultuous times."

  — LIBRARY JOURNAL


 

"Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho Tutu have seen more evil than most of us can begin to imagine. . . That is why their book is shocking: How can they say that all people 'are fundamentally good'? . . . It is a perfect book for Easter."

  — THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY


 

"With disarming narrative skill,...Tutu and his daughter...tell true stories in which both brutality and hopefulness turn out to be as intimate as they are global. If you are still open to being convinced that goodness changes everything, then this book is for you."

  — BARBARA BROWN TAYLOR, AUTHOR OF AN ALTAR IN THE WORLD


 

"By giving the audience glimpses into his prayer life and other spiritual disciplines, Tutu offer[s] a series of poignant reflections that speak about [his] lifelong quests to choose righteousness in a world gone awry."

  — SOJOURNERS


 

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu is the author of Made for Goodness - written with his daughter Mpho Tutu, also a priest in the Anglican communion - … [a] reflection on faith, forgiveness and reconciliation."

  — NPR.ORG
Made for Goodness

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Reverend Mpho Tutu
 
 
 

(Photo: Cameron Davidson)

(Photo: Andrew Zuckerman)

About Made For Goodness

"Available in paperback, 2011"

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has witnessed some of the world’s darkest moments, for decades fighting the racist government policy of apartheid and since then being an ambassador of peace amidst political, diplomatic, and natural disasters. Yet people continue to find him one of the most joyful and hopeful people they have encountered. In Made for Goodness, Tutu shares his source of strength and optimism.

Written with his daughter, Mpho, who is also an ordained Anglican minister, Tutu argues that God has made us for goodness, and when we simply start walking in the direction of this calling, God is there to meet us, encourage us, embrace us. God has made the world as a grand theater for us to work out this call to goodness; it is up to us to live up to this calling, but God is there to help us every step of the way. So tackling our worst problems takes on new meaning and is bolstered with hope and the expectation that that is exactly where God will show up. Father and daughter offer an inspiring message of hope that will transform readers into activists for change and blessing.

To purchase a copy of Made for Goodness,
please click on below link
http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Made-Goodness/?isbn=9780061981432

Book Tour Schedule for Rev. Mpho Tutu

March 17, 2011: Paramount Theater: Charlottesville, VA –
www.theparamount.net/

April 26, 2011: TC Williams High School: Alexandria, VA –
www.acps.k12.va.us/
Links to videos, interviews and articles

National Press Club Book Fair, Washington, DC; C-SPAN
Video Library interview with Rev. Mpho Tutu:
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296623-3

St. Petersburg Times interview with Rev. Mpho Tutu:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/rev-mpho-tutu

Good Morning America interview with Archbishop and Rev. Mpho Tutu:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/video/archbishop-desmond-tutu-made-goodness-10060587

Huffington Post Interview with Archbishop and Rev. Mpho Tutu:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/10/desmond-tutu-and-daughter_n_493958.html

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellicott City, Maryland-Article for Rev. Mpho Tutu:
http://ellicottcity.patch.com/articles/special-service-draws-a-crowd-with-guest-rev-mpho-tutu

The Kojo Nnamdi Radio Show interview with Rev. Mpho Tutu:
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2010-04-06/being-good-when-things-go-bad

Washington Examiner interview: CREDO – The Rev. Mpho Tutu:
http://www.emailthis.clickability.com

Washington Post book review by Pat Candido:
http://www.weekendpost.co.za/lifestyle/books/article.aspx?id=597196

Wisconsin Public Radio interview with Rev. Mpho Tutu:
http://www.wpr.org


 


 


(Photo courtesy of Rev. Doug Tanner)

Desmond Tutu Biography
Desmond Mpilo Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and was only the second black person ever to receive it. In 1986 he was elected archbishop of Cape Town, the highest position in the Anglican Church in South Africa. In 1994, after the end of apartheid and the election of Nelson Mandela, Tutu was appointed as chair of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate apartheid-era crimes. His policy of forgiveness and reconciliation has become an international example of conflict resolution, and a trusted method of postconflict reconstruction. He is currently the chair of The Elders, where he gives vocal defense of human rights and campaigns for the oppressed.

Mpho Tutu Biography
The Reverend Mpho A. Tutu, an Episcopal priest, is the founder and Executive Director of the Tutu Institute for Prayer & Pilgrimage. Ms. Tutu has run ministries for children in the downtown Worcester, Massachusetts; for rape survivors in Grahamstown, South Africa; and for refugees from South Africa and Namibia at the Phelps Stokes Fund in New York City. She earned her MDiv from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts and began her ordained ministry at Historic Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Ms. Tutu is an experienced preacher, teacher, and retreat facilitator. With her father, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, she has authored the book Made for Goodness (HarperOne, March 2010). The Reverend Mpho Tutu is the Chairperson Emeritus of the board of the Global AIDS Alliance, Chairperson of the Board of Advisors of the 911 Unity Walk, and a Trustee of Angola University. Ms Tutu is married to Joseph Burris. They live in Virginia with their two daughters, Nyaniso and Onalenna.

 
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