Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Bakola wa Ilunga

French Professor

"There is no liberation without prophets. The story of the exodus makes it quite clear that a people does not spontaneously struggle out of a state of wretched dependence."

"Faith is not a momentary feeling, but a struggle against the discouragement that threatens us every time we meet with resistance."

"Sexuality is a force to be controlled and transformed; its energy must be channeled and educated."

"The young are looking for living models whom they can imitate and who are capable of rousing their enthusiasm and drawing them to a deeper kind of life. More than anything else, the young need sure guides to go with them on the paths of liberation that God maps out for them."