ISBN10: 0268033544, ISBN13: 9780268033545, [publisher: University Of Notre Dame Press] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. explores the development of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s understanding of the relationship between religion, morality, law, and politics. This fascinating work is part of a broader effort by scholars in various fields to examine unexplored areas in the life, thought, and activism of Martin Luther King, Jr., and it represents the first book length treatment of how King united moral-religious convictions and political activity. This timely study is also the first in-depth analysis of King's views on the roles that religion and morality ought to play, not only in public debate concerning political choices and law, but also in efforts to create political and legal structures that are just and to perpetuate participatory democracy.Beginning with the social, political, and economic implications of King's vision of the 'New South' and his prophetic critique of southern civil religion, this pathbreaking study casts King in the role of 'political liberal,' 'consummate politician,' and 'political theologian.' The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. focuses considerable attention on King's refusal to separate religious faith and moral considerations from politics, legal matters, and social reformism. In so doing, it ...
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