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Brief Biography of Tutu:

1931: Born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal 
1961: Ordained to the priesthood in Johannesburg
1976: Elected Bishop of Lesotho
1978: Elected first black General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches
1984: Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1986: Elected Archbishop
of Cape Town
1994: Appointed chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission by President Nelson Mandela
1996: Retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and named Archbishop Emeritus

Recommended Readings:

• Crying in the Wilderness (1982)
• Hope and Suffering: Sermons and Speeches (1983)
• The Words of Desmond
Tutu (1989)
• The Essential Desmond
Tutu (1997)
• No Future without
Forgiveness (1999)
• An African Prayerbook (2000)
• God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time (2004)

Recommended Websites:

www.tutufoundation-usa.org
Tutu's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

—Courtesy of Semester at Sea

 

Archbishop Desmond Tutu


Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu sailed around the world from February 3 to May 14, 2007 with Semester at Sea for a 100-day educational journey with more than 700 college students. He served as a Distinguished Lecturer in Residence and presented a series of talks on “patterns of conflict and paths to peace in a diverse world.” Global Nomads Group (GNG), a non-profit organization dedicated to heightening children's understanding and appreciation for the world and its people through interactive technologies, conducted a videoconference linking the Archbishop to students in classrooms all over the U.S as part of its strategic alliance with Semester at Sea and their CURRENTS program.

Listen to the Archbishop as he talks about the power of young people to make a difference in the world, human rights, and the contemporary world figures who have been examples for him. 

These videos are provided by Global Nomads Group. Photographs provided by Semester at Sea.

 


Archbishop Tutu on the power of young people's idealism
to make the world a better place.

What gives you hope in spite of all the suffering
and hardships in the world?

What has been the best experience or moment of your life?

What is the role of the United Nations in today's world?