| Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America's Struggle for Civil Rights Contributor(s): Selby, Gary S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602580162 ISBN-13: 9781602580169 Publisher: Baylor University Press OUR PRICE: $39.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: A fascinating study of Martin Luther Kings persuasive rhetoric |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Political Science | Civil Rights - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 323.092 |
| LCCN: 2007042670 |
| Series: Studies in Rhetoric & Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.06" W x 9.02" (0.83 lbs) 225 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this beautifully written book, Gary Selby shows how Martin Luther King, Jr. used the biblical story of Exodus to motivate African Americans in their struggle for freedom from racial oppression. Through an examination of King's major speeches, Selby illuminates the ways in which King drew from the Exodus narrative to offer his listeners a structure that explained their present circumstances, urged united action, and provided the conviction that they would succeed. Selby explains how King constructed a symbolic framework for interpreting the setbacks of the Civil Rights movement, even as he challenged them to remain faithful to the cause. |