| In an Inescapable Network of Mutuality Contributor(s): Baldwin, Lewis V. (Editor), Dekar, Paul R. (Editor), Crawford, Vicki L. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1498214061 ISBN-13: 9781498214063 Publisher: Cascade Books OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Political Science | Civil Rights - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues |
| Dewey: 323.092 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.66 lbs) 408 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Description: The scholarship on Martin Luther King Jr. has too often cast him in the image of the Southern black preacher and the American Gandhi, while ignoring or trivializing his global connections and significance. This groundbreaking work, written by scholars, religious leaders, and activists of different backgrounds, addresses this glaring pattern of neglect in King studies. King is treated here as both a global figure and a forerunner of much of what is currently associated with contemporary globalization theory and praxis. The contributors to this volume agree that King must be understood not only as a thinker, visionary, and social change agent in his own historical context, but also in terms of his meaning for the different generations who still appeal to him as an authority, inspiration, and model of exemplary service to humanity. The task of engaging King both in context and beyond context is fulfilled in remarkable ways in this volume, without doing essential violence to this phenomenal figure. |