December 7, 2018 — Songs from the Slums, by Kagawa Toyohiko

The next meeting of Great Books KC group will be December 7, 2018. We'll be discussing Songs from the Slums, by Kagawa Toyohiko
We will also be creating the schedule of books for 2019. Suggestions of books may be sent to .
Please note the following links to assist in plans for preparing the 2019 schedule:
G.B. KC Categories of Books
G.B. KC What Makes a Great Book
G.B. KC History of Previous Books

Meeting Information:
Location: Plaza Branch Kansas City Public Library
Small Meeting Room
Date: December 7, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm
Address: 4801 Main Street
Kansas City, MO

About the Author:Kagawa Toyohiko, author of Songs from the Slums, (1888—1960) was a Japanese Christian pacifist, Christian reformer, and labour activist. Kagawa wrote, spoke, and worked at length on ways to emply Christian principles in the ordering of society and in cooperative. His vocation to help the poor led him to live among them. He established schools, hospitals, and churches.


The text of Songs from the Slums is available at this link:
https://greatpoemskc.blogspot.com/2018/10/songs-from-slums-by-kagawa.html