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I have a dream declared Martin Luther King in 1967. Those words, which echoed round the world, soon became immortal. King gave his life in the cause of eradicating racism, eliminating poverty and resolutely opposing all forms of war and violence. This dialogue brings together two figures who likewise have striven in all their activities to promote peace and fight discrimination: one a Christian theologian, historian and nonviolent activist who knew King personally and who moved in 1958 from Chicago to the American South to participate in the nascent struggle for civil rights; the other a foremost Buddhist leader who has been inspired in his own thinking by Kings example. Vincent Harding and Daisaku Ikeda here bring the wisdom of their respective traditions and experiences to reflect on the personal cost of fighting for justice, and the courage that that entails. Their conversations range widely, across issues which include war and violence, the continuing blight in America of institutionalized racism, the need to overcome global disparities of wealth and the consequent dangers of materialism and consumerism
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The Courage to Dream
Vincent Harding (19312014) was a central participant in the struggles of the American civil rights movement. A colleague and confidant of Martin Luther King, for whom he prepared several speeches, he drafted Kings famous oration delivered at Riverside Church in 1967 condemning the Vietnam War. Professor of Theology from 1981 to 2004 at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, he was also co-founder and chairperson of Veterans of Hope, an initiative emphasizing non-violent approaches to social change. His books include There is a River: The Black Struggle for Freedom in America and Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero.
Daisaku Ikeda (1928) was born in Tokyo, Japan, and lived through the devastation of World War II as a teenager, which left an indelible mark on his life. These experiences fuelled his lifelong quest and passion to work for peace and peoples happiness, rooting out the fundamental causes of human conflict. In 1975, Ikeda became the first president of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist network that actively promotes peace, culture and education, whose members come from over 190 countries worldwide. He is the author of more than 100 books on Buddhist themes, and received the United Nations Peace Award in 1983.
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The Courage to Dream
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. These two extraordinarily wise, generous, and compassionate intellectuals reveal their own backgrounds and experiences as they shed light on the contributions of major leaders such as King, Gandhi, and Obama, while also calling attention to the roles played by women and ordinary people in social justice struggles. As Harding and Ikeda learn from each other, readers of this inspiring book can listen and be enlightened.
Clayborne Carson, editor of the papers of Martin Luther King Jr, and founding director, the King Institute at Stanford University
This book is a true gift. Its a wonderful introduction to the spiritual values and moral commitments that animated the black freedom struggle, interwoven with brilliant reflections on the necessity of continuing the movement to expand and deepen our democracy.
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, and associate professor of law, Ohio State University
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, host of On Being With Krista Tippett, and author, Einsteins God
More than a dialogue between two important practitioners and thinkers of democracy, it is a touchstone for anyone who wants to advance the possibility of peace and democracy in the world. Anchored in the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr, and Buddhism, the sixteen conversations offer insight into the core values that must inform the work of each individual engaged in the struggle for democracy. These conversations are also an affirmation of the essential role of everyday people and youth in advancing the possibility of democracy. Yet for me the enduring value of these conversations 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, professor of the practice of community development, MIT, and President, Interaction Institute for Social Change
The Courage to Dream
On Rights, Values and Freedom
VINCENT HARDING
AND
DAISAKU IKEDA
Published in 2016 by
I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd
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Original Copyright 2013 Vincent Harding and Daisaku Ikeda English Copyright of Vincent Hardings parts 2015 Rachel E. Harding English Translation Copyright of Daisaku Ikedas parts 2015 Soka Gakkai
The right of Vincent Harding and Daisaku Ikeda to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by the authors in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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ISBN: 978 1 78453 475 2
eISBN: 978 0 85772 973 6
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Daisaku Ikeda and Vincent Harding, Tokyo, 1996
O, yes, / I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath
America will be!
An ever-living seed, / Its dream
Lies deep in the heart of me.
Langston Hughes,
Let America Be America Again, 1938
Preface
Daisaku Ikeda
I Have a Dream a great dream for the future becomes a light of hope illuminating our lives. A dream for the triumph of justice becomes the driving force for progress, rallying the people. And a dream for the harmonious coexistence of all humankind becomes a bond of peace creating a new global society.
Professor Vincent Harding is a renowned historian and champion of human rights who stood alongside Dr Martin Luther King Jr, a key leader of the civil rights movement, in upholding a noble dream and devoting his life to its realization. I first met Professor Harding in Tokyo nearly twenty years ago, on 17 January 1994, Martin Luther King Jr Day. Throughout the years since Dr King was felled by an assassins bullet, Professor Harding, as Dr Kings spiritual comrade, has kept his legacy alive and continued his fight for equality and justice.
Professor Harding and I felt an immediate bond of empathy and understanding upon our initial meeting. I sensed in him the passion of a proud, steadfast champion of human rights and an unbending resolve to battle all forms of prejudice and inhumanity that threaten the dignity and worth of human life.
At that first meeting, Rosemarie Freeney Harding, Professor Hardings wife, stood by his side with a wise, lovely smile. Until her death in 2004, she was for many long decades his true, faithful comrade in the fight for justice, as well as a renowned peace and human rights activist in her own right.
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