Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Theology of Resistance

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

It has been nearly fifty years since Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Appraisals of King's contributions began almost immediately and continue to this day.The author explores a great many of King's chief ideas and socio-ethical practices: his concept of a moral universe, his doctrine of human dignity, his belief that not all suffering is redemptive, his brand of personalism, his contribution to the development of social ethics, the inclusion of young people in the movement, sexism as a contradiction to his personalism, the problem of black-on-black violence, and others. The book reveals both the strengths and the limitations in King's theological socio-ethical project, and shows him to have relentlessly applied personalist ideas to organized nonviolent resistance campaigns in order to change the world.Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-12-08
Mått:178 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt:503 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786477869

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Politiskt förtryck inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

The late Rufus Burrow, Jr., was Indiana Professor of Christian Thought and Professor of Theological Social Ethics, Emeritus, at the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Recensioner i media

“a helpful collection of essays on King’s social ethics...Burrow’s additions to the scholarship draw upon the life of King as a model for synthesizing social ethics and concrete social reform...it also stands as the fruit of a long career of scholarship...recommended”—Choice; “sheds light on King’s belief in the power of nonviolence and his philosophy of personalism, and Burrow weaves with finesse a historical biopic that shows the reader that the two go hand-in-hand—The Expository Times; “scholars of King and of the civil rights movement will surely benefit from Burrow’s work”—The Journal of Southern History.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ixForeword by Dwayne A. Tunstall 1Introduction 5Part I: Man of Ideas and Ideals1. The Universe as Fundamentally Moral 172. The Church and a Value-Fused Universe 303. Doctrine of Human Dignity 414. Personalism and Moral Laws 585. The King Type of Personalism 716. Reflections on King as Theological Social Ethicist 90Part II: Pursuing the Dream7. The Humanity of King and the Continued Vigilance in Pursuing His Dream 1118. Josiah Royce and the Beloved Community 1209. Call to Establish the Beloved Community 13410. When a King Dreamed in Public 15011. Contributions of Children and Young People 16812. Not All Suffering Is Redemptive 188Part III: Where Do We Go from Here?13. Sexism as Contradiction to King’s Personalism 19914. King and Intra-Community Black Violence 21515. White Moderates, White Liberals and King’s Dream 229Chapter Notes 245Bibliography 269Index 275