The Preacher King investigates Martin Luther King Jr.'s religious development from a precocious "preacher's kid" in segregated Atlanta to the most influential America preacher and orator of the twentieth century. 25 years after its initial publication, this remains a critical book that captures the crucial aspect of Martin Luther King Jr.'s identity. Human, complex, and passionate, King was the consummate American preacher who never quit trying to reshape the moral and political character of the nation.
The Preacher King investigates Martin Luther King Jr.'s religious development from a precocious "preacher's kid" in segregated Atlanta to the most influential America preacher and orator of the twentieth century. 25 years after its initial publication, this remains a critical book that captures the crucial aspect of Martin Luther King Jr.'s identity. Human, complex, and passionate, King was the consummate American preacher who never quit trying to reshape the moral and political character of the nation.
Richard Lischer is the James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Duke Divinity School. He is the author of many books, including The End of Words: The Language of Reconciliation in a Culture of Violence and Stations of the Heart: Parting with a Son.
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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction to the New Edition Prologue PREPARATION 1. Surrounded 2. Apprenticed to the Word 3. Dexter Avenue and "The Daybreak of Freedom" II PERFORMANCE 4. What He Received: Units of Tradition 5. The Strategies of Style 6. From Identification to Rage 7. The Masks of Character III THEOLOGY AND BEYOND 8. In the Mirror of the Bible 9. The Ebenezer Gospel 10. Bearing "The Gospel of Freedom": The Mass Meeting Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction to the New Edition Prologue PREPARATION 1. Surrounded 2. Apprenticed to the Word 3. Dexter Avenue and "The Daybreak of Freedom" II PERFORMANCE 4. What He Received: Units of Tradition 5. The Strategies of Style 6. From Identification to Rage 7. The Masks of Character III THEOLOGY AND BEYOND 8. In the Mirror of the Bible 9. The Ebenezer Gospel 10. Bearing "The Gospel of Freedom": The Mass Meeting Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
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