Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and index.
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Man of ideas and ideals -- The universe as fundamentally moral -- The church and a value-fused universe -- Doctrine of human dignity -- Personalism and moral laws -- The king type of personalism -- Reflections on king as theological social ethicist -- Pursuing the dream -- The humanity of kind and the continued vigilance in pursuing his dream -- Josiah Royce and the beloved community -- Call to establish the beloved community -- When a king dreamed in public -- Contributions of children and young people -- Not all suffering is redemptive -- Where do we go from here? -- Sexism as contradiction to king's personalism -- King and intra-community black violence -- White moderates, white liberals and King's dream -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
"It has been nearly fifty years since Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. Appraisals of King's contributions began almost immediately and continues to this day. The author explores an astonishing number of King's chief ideas and social-ethical practice. Burrows' essays reveal the strengths and limitations in King's theological socio-ethical project"-- Provided by publisher.
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