Richard W. Wills

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Image of God (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Hundreds of volumes have been written on the life and civil-rights work of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. One aspect of King that has received surprisingly little attention, however, is his theology. While it is common knowledge that King emerged from the black church tradition, and many have pointed to his religious lineage as a source for his social activism, few have actually examined the content of his religious beliefs and how they are related to his fight for African American civil rights. Richard Wills concentrates here on one particular piece of King's theology, imago dei -- the idea that human beings are made in God's image.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190294809
• Artikelnr.: 42727071

Autorenporträt

Richard W. Wills Sr. is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
Part 1. Historical Explication
I. The Historical Context
II. The Host of Witnesses
Part 2. Theological Meditation
III. King As Critical Thinker
IV. King Among Theologians
V. Theological Implications
Part 3. Practical Application
VI. Beloved Community
VII. Beloved Community and Beyond
Epilogue