Items of Interest April 4, 2011 Issue

Civil rights—an ongoing mission rooted in faith

Adelle M. Banks

“At 89, civil rights icon reflects on faith and activism” © 2011 Religion News Service Used by permission February 17, 2011

The Rev. Joseph Lowery, the civil rights activist who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., has always combined his work on secular causes with a sacred message. 

At age 89, the retired United Methodist pastor has written his first book, Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land, in which he shares sermons and memories of his work on race relations and human rights.

(Some comments below from an interview with Rev. Lowery have been edited for length and clarity.)

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