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The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word That Moved America
Today it seems extraordinary that a nation the size of the United States could have been so profoundly affected by the minister of a little Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama. But at a turning point in American history, Martin Luther King, Jr., had an incalculable effect on the fabric of daily life and the laws of the nation. As no other preacher in living memory and no politician since Lincoln, he transposed the themes of love, suffering, deliverance, and justice from the sacred shelter of the pulpit into the arena of public policy. He was the last great religious reformer in America. How the man who always saw himself as "fundamentally a clergyman, a Baptist preacher" crafted his strategic vision and moved a nation to renewal is the subject of this remarkable new book.
Book Details
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: Feb 6th, 1997
- Pages: 368
- Language: English
- Edition: Revised - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.52in - 0.86in - 0.91lb
- EAN: 9780195111323
- Categories: • Christian Ministry - Preaching• Cultural & Ethnic Studies - American - African American & Bl• Cultural & Regional
About the Author
Richard Lischer is Professor of Homiletics, the Divinity School, Duke University. He is the author of Theories of Preaching and co-editor of the Concise Encyclopedia of Preaching.
Praise for this book
"This helpful book adds a new dimension to our understanding of Martin Luther King, Jr."--Choice"Thorough [and] textured."--Kirkus Reviews"Illuminating."--Publishers Weekly"Sparkling...addresses not only King's sermons but also preaching history."--Booklist