Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr.

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Marc Andrus

Brothers in the Beloved Community

The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr.

Marc Andrus

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Parallax Press
15 February 2022

Biography: general

The never-before-told story of the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh-icons who changed each other and the world

The day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a heartbroken letter to their mutual friend Raphael Gould. He said- ""I did not sleep last night. . . . They killed Martin Luther King. They killed us. I am afraid the root of violence is so deep in the heart and mind and manner of this society. They killed him. They killed my hope. I do not know what to say. . . .

He made so great an impression in me. This morning I have the impression that I cannot bear the loss.""

Only a few years earlier, Thich Nhat Hanh wrote an open letter to Martin Luther King Jr. as part of his effort to raise awareness and bring peace in Vietnam. There was an unexpected outcome of Nhat Hanh's letter to King- The two men met in 1966 and 1967 and became not only allies in the peace movement, but friends. This friendship between two prophetic figures from different religions and cultures, from countries at war with one another, reached a great depth in a short period of time. Dr. King nominated Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He wrote- ""Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man, for he is humble and devout. He is a scholar of immense intellectual capacity. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity.""

The two men bonded over a vision of the Beloved Community- a vision described recently by Congressman John Lewis as ""a nation and world society at peace with itself."" It was a concept each knew of because of their membership within the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an international peace organization, and that Martin Luther King Jr. had been popularizing through his work for some time. Thich Nhat Hanh, Andrus shows, took the lineage of the Beloved Community from King and carried it on after his death.

In Brothers in the Beloved Community, Marc Andrus tells the little-known story of a friendship between two giants of our time.

By: Marc Andrus
Imprint: Parallax Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781946764904
ISBN 10: 1946764906
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus is the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California. Prior to his election as Bishop of California, Andrus served as Bishop Suffragan in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. His leadership has focused on key issues related to peace and justice, including immigration reform, civil rights for LBGTQ+ persons, health care, and climate change. His climate advocacy work has taken him to the UN Climate Conferences in Paris (COP21), Marrakesh (COP22), Bonn (COP23), and Katowice, Poland (COP24), as well as the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrations at Standing Rock. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Sheila.

Reviews for Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr.

A moving story of two giants separated by race, religion, culture and nationality, and yet profoundly united in their dedication to a deeply interconnected world of peace and compassion. -Christiana Figueres, author of The Future We Choose A beautiful and wise account of two lives that gave greater life to all of us through their remarkable friendship and shared vision of nonviolence. -Joan Halifax, author of Standing at the Edge