Voice of Conscience The Church in the Mind of Martin Luther King, Jr

Name: Voice of Conscience The Church in the Mind of Martin Luther King, Jr
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ISBN: 9780195380309

ISBN-10: 0195380304

ISBN-13: 9780195380309

Edition: 2010

Authors: Lewis Baldwin

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Before he was a civil rights leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a man of the church. His father was a pastor, and much of young Martin's time was spent in Baptist churches. He went on to seminary and received a Ph.D. in theology. In 1953, he took over leadership of Dexter AvenueBaptist Church in Atlanta. The church was his home. But, as he began working for civil rights, King became a fierce critic of the churches, both black and white. He railed against white Christian leaders who urged him to be patient in the struggle - or even opposed civil rights altogether. And,while the black church was the platform from which King launched the struggle for civil rights, he was deeply…

Book details

List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/23/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction



The Roots Factor: The Church as a Second Home



The True Ekklesia: Toward a Definition of the Church



A Balm in Gilead: The Black Church as Mission and Movement



An Uncertain Sound: The Ambivalent Soul of the White Church



Unrestricted Freedom: The Church and the World House



To Be Maladjusted: A Kingian Model for Church Renewal


Afterword



Notes


Index