When Desmond Tutu became archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa on September 7, 1986, he also became the first black Anglican archbishop in South Africa. Just two years earlier he had won the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent stance in opposition to apartheid in South Africa. When he retired as archbishop in 1996, Tutu continued to use his considerable influence to write and promote his "Children of God Storybook Bible"—especially for children in Africa. In it, he retells more than fifty of h

Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, who has turned 85, has significantly shaped history by bringing an end to apartheid in South Africa in 1994.Desmond Tutu was the first black General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom—and Nelson Mandela praised his “selfless commitment to the poor, the oppressed and downtrodden.” In a 2014 interview, when asked about the Bible’s influence in his life, he said: “. . .aparthei