Dec 26, 2021 · Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who passed away on Sunday, Dec. 26, had a longstanding relationship with Elon. He visited Elon University in 2003 and delivered a Spring Convocation address titled “No Future Without Forgiveness.”

Dec 19, 2019 · Thousands of people packed into Alumni Gym nearly 17 years ago to hear from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African cleric who fought the apartheid system and championed human rights around the globe.

Jan 3, 2022 · Tutu’s bold, sometimes unpopular stances on politics and the state of his nation, Africa and the world demonstrated faith in action. His life’s work showed believers that a religious and spiritual life becomes a dusty ideological relic when it …

Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the position.

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One room named for Desmond Tutu at Southwark Cathedral [6] London, England Honorary Degree: Fort Hare University, South Africa 2002 Honorary Doctorate: ... Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, United States of America Honorary Doctorate of Laws: Rhodes University, South Africa Golden Plate Award:

Dec 26, 2021 · Nicknamed “the Arch,” the diminutive Tutu became a towering figure in his nation’s history, comparable to fellow Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela, a prisoner during white rule who became South...

Mar 16, 2017 · Curnow’s inspiration, her choice for CNN Heroes’ My Hero series, is now Archbishop Emeritus Tutu, having retired from public life. Perhaps unsurprisingly he remains a firebrand and...

Apr 7, 2003 · At the convocation, Tutu received an honorary doctorate of humane letters in front of a crowd of 2,800. In his address,

Dec 26, 2021 · Desmond Tutu: Nobel peace prize-winning archbishop dies aged 90. The cleric, who was described as South Africa’s moral conscience, died on Boxing Day in Cape Town