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Vincent Gordon Harding (July 25, 1931 – May 19, 2014) was an African-American pastor, historian, and scholar of various topics with a focus on American religion and society. A social activist, he was perhaps best known for his work with and writings about Martin Luther King Jr., whom Harding knew personally. Besides having authored numerous books such as There Is A River, Hope and History, and Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero, he served as co-chairperson of the social unity group Veterans of Hope Project and as Professor of Religion and Social Transformation at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. When Harding died on May 19, 2014, his daughter, Rachel Elizabeth Harding, publicly eulogized him on the Veterans of Hope Project website. Education Harding was born on July 25, 1931, in Harlem, New York, and attended New York public schools, graduating from Morris High School in the Bronx in 1948. After finishing high school, he enrolled in the City College of New York, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1952. The following year he graduated from Columbia University, where he earned a Master of Science degree in journalism. Harding served in the US Army from 1953 to 1955. In 1956 he received a Master of Arts degree in history at the University of Chicago. In 1965 he received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from the University of Chicago, where he was advised by Martin E. Marty. Career In 1960, Harding and his wife, Rosemarie Freeney Harding, moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to participate in the Southern Freedom Movement as representatives of the Mennonite Church. The Hardings co-founded Mennonite House, an interracial voluntary service center and movement gathering place in Atlanta. The couple traveled throughout the South in the early 1960s working as reconcilers, counselors and participants in the Movement, assisting the anti-segregation campaigns of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Vincent Harding occasionally drafted speeches for Martin Luther King Jr., including King's famous anti-Vietnam speech, "A Time to Break Silence", which King delivered on April 4, 1967, at Riverside Church in New York City, exactly a year before he was assassinated.Harding taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Spelman College, Temple University, Swarthmore College, and Pendle Hill Quaker Center for Study and Contemplation. In the months after King's 1968 assassination, Harding worked with Coretta Scott King to set up the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, and served as its first director. During those same months in 1968, he worked with a group of scholars to set up Atlanta's Institute of the Black World. He also became senior academic consultant for the PBS television series Eyes on the Prize. Harding served as chairperson of the Veterans of Hope Project: A Center for the Study of Religion and Democratic Renewal, located at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He taught at Iliff as Professor of Religion and Social Transformation from 1981 to 2004. Beliefs and activism Harding was a devout Christian and believer in achieving racial and economic equality in the United States. Harding was a Seventh-day Adventist pastor before becoming a Mennonite pastor.In January 2005, Harding remarked at the Christian liberal arts university Goshen College: There's a lesson for us: If we lock up Martin Luther King, and make him unavailable for where we are now so we can keep ourselves comfortably distant from the realities he was trying to grapple with, we waste King. All of us are being called beyond those comfortable places where it's easy to be Christian. That's the key for the 21st century – to answer the voice within us, as it was within Martin, which says 'do something for somebody.' We can learn to play on locked pianos and to dream of worlds that do not yet exist. Writings Chapter 1 Widening the Circle: Experiments in Christian Discipleship African-American Christianity: Essays in History Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero Hope and History: Why We Must Share the Story of the Movement We Must Keep Going: Martin Luther King and the Future of America There Is a River: The Black Struggle for Freedom in America Foreword to Wade in the Water: The Wisdom of the Spirituals, by Arthur C. Jones We Changed the World: African Americans, 1945–1970 (The Young Oxford History of African Americans, V. 9) A Certain Magnificence: Lyman Beecher and the Transformation of American Protestantism, 1775–1863 (Chicago Studies in the History of American Religion) Introduction to How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, by Walter Rodney, Howard University Press, editor Gregory S. Kearse Foreword to Jesus and the Disinherited, by Howard Thurman (Beacon Press, 1996) America Will Be! Conversations on Hope, Freedom, and Democracy with Daisaku Ikeda (Dialogue Path Press, 2013) "L'espoir de la démocratie", by Vincent Harding and Daisaku Ikeda (In French), (L'Harmattan, 2017, ISBN 978-2-343-11268-8) Introduction to Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community (Beacon press, re-released 2010)See also African-American history Black MennonitesReferences Sources Harding biography from Berkshire Publishing Harding biography from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University Harding biography from Shift In Action (Institute of Noetic Sciences) Harding biography from Emory University Harding biography from the Iliff School of Theology "I've Known Rivers: The story of freedom movement leaders Rosemarie Freeney Harding and Vincent Harding" from Sojourners MagazineExternal links Vincent Harding Papers, 1952-2014, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University Vincent Harding at IMDb “Our Lives Can Be Signposts for What‘s Possible”, interview with Vincent Harding by Krista Tippett originally from the Civility, History, and Hope project as aired on On Being (audio + print transcript) Veterans of Hope Project Interview of Harding, from Religion and Ethics Newsweekly Interview of Harding on Democracy Now! (video, audio, and print transcript) Lecture by Harding on YouTube at Stanford University, video recorded October 25, 2007 1969 radio program, 1989 speech, and 1996 radio story on SoundTheology Use the Selected Speakers drop-down to choose Harding, Vincent.Articles "Is America Possible?" by Vincent Harding, from On Being, Feb 24, 2011 "Dangerous Spirituality" by Vincent Harding, from Sojourners Magazine "Martin Luther King and the Future of America" by Vincent Harding, from Cross Currents Magazine, Fall 1996, Vol. 46, Issue 3. "How Shall We Celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday?" by Vincent and Rosemarie Harding, from Yes! Magazine "Freedom's Sacred Dance" by Vincent and Rosemarie Harding, from Yes! Magazine, October 27, 2000.. Discover the Veterans Of Hope popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Veterans Of Hope books.
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Nantucket
Nan Rossiter“A heartwarming story of love, loss, and second chances” set amidst the timeless beauty of Nantucket from the New York Times bestselling author (Fresh Fiction). Over twentyf...
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American Road Trip
Patrick Flores-ScottA heartwrenching YA coming of age story about three siblings on a roadtrip in search of healing.With a strong family, the best friend a guy could ask for, and a budding romance wit...
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Hope Unseen
Scotty SmileyThe inspiring, unflinching true story of “blind” faith, as Major Scotty Smiley awakes in a hospital bed and realizes his world is permanently dark he must stretch his faith like ne...
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Second Chance for the Single Dad
Carol RossShe’ll save him a dance……if he follows his heart.Dance teacher Camile Wynn has a new student. Reclusive Rhys McGrath is learning to waltz so he can take his orphaned niece to a fat...
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His Road to Redemption
Lisa JordanA veteran in need of a fresh start will get more than he bargained for… Veteran Micah Holland's scars go deeper than anyone knows. An inheritance from his mentor could be a new beg...
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The Beautiful Destruction of My Life
Kimberly S. BohannonAt age 40, with two children, a busy career, and a crumbling marriage, Kim’s entire family faced an unexpected lifealtering change. Kim’s husband was slowly succumbing to an unknow...
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Infinite Hope
Ashley BryanRecipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award Recipient of a Bologna Ragazzi NonFiction Special Mention Honor Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019From ...
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The Doctor and the Matchmaker
Cheryl HarperHis troublesome matchmaker…Could be “the one”!Former navy surgeon Wade McNally is sure his upcoming date with a lovely lady will check “meet the perfect woman” off his todo list. U...
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A Soldier Saved
Cheryl HarperHe’s rebuilding his lifeCould she be his happy ending?Returning veteran Jason Ward hopes a creative writing class will jumpstart his life’s second act. Falling for his instructor i...
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Send Down the Rain
Charles MartinFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Mountain Between Us comes a new, spellbinding story of buried secrets, lost love, and the promise of second chances.Allie is still...
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Holding Out for a Hero
Pamela TracyThis is more than just a case… Every instinct Oscar Guzman honed in the military and the police academy is telling him that Shelley Brubaker is hiding something. It's not just...
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Wounds of War
Suzanne GordonU.S. military conflicts abroad have left nine million Americans dependent on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for medical care. Their "wounds of war" are treated by the lar...
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A Forever Home
Lynn PatrickAnother man in uniform isn't part of her plan She's earned some good karma. An army widow at twentyone, Heather Clarke has spent the past three years running her aunt's quilt ...
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The New Jim Crow Study Guide and Call to Action
Veterans of HopeDrawing from and expanding on the themes of Michelle Alexander’s acclaimed bestseller, The New Jim Crow, this indepth guide provides a launching pad for groups wishing to engage in...
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Ever After
Karen KingsburyTwo couples torn apartone by war between countries, one by war within.In this moving sequel to Even Now, Emily Anderson, now twenty, is attending college on a soccer scholarship wh...
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Hope and Honor
Sidney Shachnow & Jann RobbinsHope and Honor is a powerful and dramatic memoir that shows how the will to liveso painfully refined in the fires of that longago death campwas forged, at last, into truth of soul ...
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From CO to CEO
William J. TotiIn From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership, William J. Toti, former CO of the nuclear submarine USS Indianapolis and former CE...
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No Place to Hide
W. Lee WarrenJoin Air Force veteran Dr. W. Lee Warren as he chronicles his fascinating, heartbreaking, and enlightening experience as a neurosurgeon in an Iraq War combat hospital.Warren's life...
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Once a Midwife
Patricia HarmanIt's "Call the Midwife" set in the U.S. homefront during World War II. If you loved Patricia Harman's Midwife of Hope River you'll love Once a Midwife! Named Best Midwi...
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Finding Hope
Tiffani LynnMarine Corps veteran, Cy McMullen walked away from his life, and everyone he loved, never looking back. Suffering from severe PTSD from his time overseas has left him socially crip...
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Birds of a Feather
Lorin Lindner"This true story will twist your heart like a sponge and renew your faith in the world." Lee Woodruff, coauthor with Bob Woodruff of the New York Times bestseller In an Instant"A h...
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Tap Code
Carlyle S. Harris & Sara W. BerryDiscover neverbeforetold details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage.Air Force pilot Cap...
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Hitler in the Crosshairs
Maurice Possley & John D. WoodbridgeDiscover the untold World War II story of a young man's courage and the saga of a dictator's pistol that continues to unfold today.It's World War II. Young soldier Ira "Teen" Palm ...
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A Fourth of July Proposal
Kim FindlayComing home, he'd expected fireworks…He hadn't expected redemptionFormer bad boy Ryker Slade hadn't returned to his hometown to stay. He doubted anyone would want him to. Then the ...
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Beyond Valor
Jon Erwin & William DoyleOn April 12, 1945, a fleet of American B29 bombers flew toward Japan. Their mission was simple: Stop World War II by burning the cities, factories, and military bases of the Japane...
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A Dog Called Hope
Jason Morgan & Damien LewisLone Survivor meets Marley & Me in this “inspiring and very moving” (Bear Grylls, host of the hit TV show Man vs. Wild) memoir of an extraordinary service dog whose enduring lo...
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Her Holiday Reunion
Cheryl HarperA Christmas agreementCould save their marriage!A fresh start in Miamithat’s all Mira Peters wants for Christmas. But Atlanta SWAT officer Rob Bowman won’t sign the divorce papers…u...
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Finding Hope
Tiffani LynnMarine Corps veteran, Cy McMullen walked away from his life, and everyone he loved, never looking back. Suffering from severe PTSD from his time overseas has left him socially crip...
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Taking the Reins
Carolyn McSparrenIf he never had to be responsible for anything ever again…it would be too soon for him Jake Thompson never realized how many decisions he used to make in a day until he lost t...
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Second Chance Love
Cheryl HarperFriends reuniteFor a second chance…at loveAir force veteran Marcus Bryant lost his best friend, Cassie Brooks, when he joined the military. Now she’s a columnist after a story...
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Love Blooms
Jamie PopeWhen mistakes haunt your every choice, how do you find the courage to follow your own heart? An unstable childhood and a bad marriage have left Nova unable to trust anyo...
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Faith Under Fire
Steve RabeyAs World War II raged, millions of men and women confronted injury, destruction, separation from home and loved ones, chaos, and death. These challenges and traumas and many others...
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Keeping Her Close
Carol RossHired to protect her…unable to resist herThe job sounds simple: teach a businessman’s daughter how to stay safe. But former navy SEAL turned bodyguard Kyle Frasier has a personal m...