Our own Jack Harnish talked about his recently published book, 30 Days With E. Stanley Jones.
E. Stanley Jones was as one of the world's most influential Christians of the 20th Century. As described in his autobiography, his first encounter with racial prejudice came in his youth, when he gave up his seat on a streetcar for a Negro woman and tipped his hat. This caused a titter to run through the car and committed Jones at an early age "to a reverence for people and their possibilities, apart from race, color and status."
Jones was not only committed to racial justice, but also to peace. He was a confidant of Franklin Roosevelt and tried to fend off our war with Japan. He also consulted with Harry Truman. He worked for a united India, and his ministry in India brought him into close contact with the country's leaders, including Nehru and Gandhi, about whom he wrote a book. He had an influence on Martin Luther King with respect to non-violence.
In 1944 Jones wrote about the false belief in the superiority of the white race. As Jack noted, we are still dealing with such issues today. 30 Days With E. Stanley Jones is available through Amazon or local bookstores.