Vincent Harding is a chairperson at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He is the author of Hope and History: Why We Must Share the Story of the Movement and Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero. He lives in Denver. Daisaku Ikeda is the founder and president of the Soka Gakkai International, a lay Buddhist organization with 12 million members worldwide. He has written and lectured widely on Buddhism, humanism, and ethics, and has published dialogues with global figures such as Arnold Toynbee, Linus Pauling, and Mikhail Gorbachev."
"I have long known that Vincent Harding is the most profound living
interpreter of the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. His extended
dialogue with internationally renowned Buddhist leader Daisaku
Ikeda is packed with valuable insights about what Vincent calls the
movement to 'expand democracy in America.' . . . As Harding and
Ikeda learn from each other, readers of this inspiring book can
listen and be enlightened." Clayborne Carson, founding director,
The King Institute at Stanford University"
"These conversations are . . . an affirmation of the essential role
of everyday people and youth in advancing the possibility of
democracy. Yet for me the enduring value . . . is how continuously
and beautifully Daisaku Ikeda and Vincent Harding remind us of the
power of hope and love . . . The essential guide to and source of
renewal for anyone working to create a fair, just, and democratic
world." Ceasar McDowell, president, Interaction Instititute for
Social Change"
"This book is a true gift . . .It is difficult to imagine two
people better suited to engage in and to encourage such a deep,
probing dialogue about the work that is required to build a
multi-racial, multi-ethnic democracy rooted in a shared awareness
of the dignity and humanity of us all." Michelle Alexander, author,
The New Jim Crow"
"Vincent Harding is a national treasure, and his wisdom is
profoundly nourishing in this national moment. He embodies the
evolution of humanity and spirit that is possible in the context of
American democracy. This groundbreaking dialogue with Daisaku Ikeda
is a gift to all of us who approach American democracy not as
something that is irreparably broken but which we have the
privilege and pleasure to grow to new maturity." Krista Tippett,
author, Einstein's God"
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