Reclaiming the Great World House

The Global Vision of Martin Luther King Jr.

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

AvVicki L. Crawford,Lewis V. Baldwin,Vicki L Crawford,Lewis V Baldwin

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The burgeoning terrain of Martin Luther King Jr. studies is leading to a new appreciation of his thought and its meaningfulness for the emergence and shaping of the twenty-first-century world. This volume brings together an impressive array of scholars from various backgrounds and disciplines to explore the global significance of King—then, now, and in the future.Employing King’s metaphor of “the great world house,” the major focus is on King’s appraisal of the global-human struggle in the 1950s and 1960s, his relevance for today’s world, and how future generations might constructively apply or appropriate his key ideas and values in addressing racism, poverty and economic injustice, militarism, sexism, homophobia, the environmental crisis, globalization, and other challenges confronting humanity today. The contributors treat King in context and beyond context, taking seriously the historical King while also exploring how his name, activities, contributions, and legacy are still associated with a globalized rights culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-10-05
Mått152 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt590 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMorehouse College King Collection Series on Civil and Human Rights
Antal sidor392
FörlagUniversity of Georgia Press
MedarbetareFranklin,Robert
ISBN9780820356044

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Vicki L. Crawford (Editor) VICKI L. CRAWFORD is the director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Collection at Morehouse College and general editor of the Morehouse College King Collection Series on Civil and Human Rights. She is a coeditor of Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Trailblazers and Torchbearers, 1941–1965 and the author of numerous scholarly articles.Lewis V. Baldwin (Editor) LEWIS V. BALDWIN is a professor emeritus of religious studies at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of many books, including To Make the Wounded Whole: The Cultural Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.; Toward the Beloved Community: Martin Luther King Jr. and South Africa; and Behind the Public Veil: The Humanness of Martin Luther King Jr.

We may need to understand the mission and the message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. now more than ever before. Many try to define what he has meant to this country and the world but fall short. For those who yearn for his voice, this book provides an exceptional opportunity to hear from scholars who have studied him deeply and are keepers of his flame. This book is a chance to discover how King helped lead the fifty-year transformation of American society and the ways we can continue to demand respect for human dignity today.