Bonhoeffer and King: Speaking Truth to PowerA study of two of the most significant prophetic leaders in the twentieth century, J. Deotis Roberts'sBonhoeffer and Kingis an instructive work in theological ethics. This book considers and compares the theological reflections that guided Bonhoeffer's courageous stand against Nazism and King's quest for civil rights in America. |
Contents
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Biography as Theology | 9 |
Academic and Spiritual Growth | 19 |
Formative Experiences in Ministry | 25 |
Major Theological Resources 33 3 4 0 5 | 33 |
Race and Ethnicity | 41 |
Love in Action | 49 |
Confronting Collective Evils | 55 |
Gandhi | 61 |
The Relationship of Church and State | 75 |
The Presence of the Kingdom of God | 125 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Rhetoric, Religion and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965 Davis W. Houck,David E. Dixon Limited preview - 2006 |