The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry is the presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church. Elected in 2015, he is the first African-American to lead the denomination. He was previously bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. A noted advocate for human rights and author of several books, Bishop Curry is recognized as one of the most popular preachers in the English language. He and his wife Sharon Curry have two daughters, Rachel and Elizabeth. They live in North Carolina.
I can think of nobody better to help shine a light during these difficult times than Bishop Curry. His wisdom and his smile are a beacon for my soul right now.--Al Roker
"Bishop Curry proclaims and lives the way of love that has the
power to transform broken systems and imperfect people. This book
is a gift for our time, as is my dear brother. Listen to
him.--Bishop William J. Barber, II, co-chair of the Poor
People's Campaign; author of We Are Called to Be a Movement Bishop
Curry asks us to love ourselves, each other, and God more fully,
and unlike so many others, he actually shows us how. There is no
greater calling; no nobler blessing.--Rabbi Steve Leder, author
of The Beauty of What Remains
"This is a profound and essential book. At once personal and
universal, intimate and sweeping, it frames the great question of
our time--which is, really, the great question of all time on this
side of Paradise--with passion and eloquence. Michael Curry, priest
and bishop, plays the prophet in these pages, drawing on his own
remarkable life to show us the way we might make our own lives, and
the lives of nations, warmer, better, and nobler."--Jon Meacham,
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Destiny and
Power, American Lion, and Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
'Perfect love casts out all fear' (1 John 4.18). In this beautiful
and moving book, Bishop Michael Curry reflects on the nature of
God's love and the reflection of that love in human lives. Drawing
on his own life and experiences he shows us that, time and again,
when love is threatened by circumstances--be it poverty, racism,
violence, injustice or the abuse of power--that same love has the
power to shine through. Two thousand years ago Jesus called
together a small band of disciples to follow him in preaching the
good news of God's love. The movement we now know as the Church
started off simply as 'the way.' Bishop Michael is convinced that,
just as then, love and the message of love has the power to
transform our world.--The Most Reverend and Right Honourable
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Curry believes
in love. Not the kind of love that sidesteps and softens our
response to the most brutal realities of our deepest, racist,
economic, and human oppression. But rather, like Dr. King and, more
importantly, Jesus said; the kind of radical love that may be the
only thing that can finally overcome such radical sin. On a
personal note, Michael is and does what he says about being a
follower of Jesus and the way of God's overwhelming and overcoming
love. Love is the Way is moving, heartfelt, and extraordinarily
important. In this fearful time, more than perhaps ever before, the
world needs this book because, as Michael says, 'Love dreams
visions.'--Jim Wallis, Founder and President of Sojourners
The author's gentle storytelling and emphasis on the supremacy of
the power of love persuades and convicts, making evident why he has
become one of the world's most celebrated and sought-after
religious leaders. A powerful meditation on social justice and
religion that will engage a variety of readers.--Library
Journal
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