Historical explication -- The historical context -- The host of witnesses -- Theological meditation -- King as critical thinker -- King among theologians -- Theological implications -- Practical application -- Beloved community -- Beloved community and beyond.
Richard Wills focuses on one particular aspect of King's theology - 'Imago Dei' - the idea that human beings are made in God's image. For King, this meant that human beings have not only the right but also the power to reshape society and to build a 'Beloved Community' on earth.…
Examines how imago Dei, the Christian belief that all people are made in God's image, influenced Martin Luther King Jr. and affected his civil rights work.
Oxford handbook of African American theology
by MyiLibrary Ltd, Cannon, Katie G.
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"African American theology has a long and important history. With modern roots in the civil rights movements of the 1960s, African American theology has gone beyond issues of justice and social transformation to participate in broader dialogues of theological inquiry. The Oxford…
Oxford handbook of African American theology
Based on a thematic and topical structure, this handbook provides scholars and advanced students detailed description, analysis, and constructive discussions concerning African American theology - in the forms of black and womanist theologies. This volume surveys the academic co…
The Oxford handbook of African American theology
Based on a thematic and topical structure, this handbook provides scholars and advanced students detailed description, analysis, and constructive discussions concerning African American theology - in the forms of black and womanist theologies. This volume surveys the academic co…
Introduction / Anthony B. Pinn and Katie G. Cannon -- Part I. Sources -- ch. 1. African American history and African American theology / Stephen C. Finley -- ch. 2. Reading and using scripture in the African American tradition / Allen Dwight Callahan -- ch. 3. African American r…
The Oxford handbook of African American theology
by Pinn, Anthony B., Cannon, Katie G.
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"African American theology has a long and important history. With modern roots in the civil rights movements of the 1960s, African American theology has gone beyond issues of justice and social transformation to participate in broader dialogues of theological inquiry. The Oxford…
African American theology has a long and important history. With modern roots in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, African American theology has gone beyond issues of justice and social transformation to participate in broader dialogues of theological inquiry. The Oxford H…
"African American theology has a long and important history. With modern roots in the civil rights movements of the 1960s, African American theology has gone beyond issues of justice and social transformation to participate in broader dialogues of theological inquiry. The Oxford…
