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Zusatztext "Marsh describes the faulty logic and errant principles of most of the actors . . . with compassion and remarkable restraint. . . . He presents a fresh and inspiring story of faith in action and, perhaps, a view of God's hand in human history." ---Gary Dorsey, Christian Century Informationen zum Autor Charles Marsh is professor of religious studies and director of the Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, he is the author of Reclaiming Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Last Days and, most recently, T he Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, from the Civil Rights Movement to Today . Klappentext "Marsh celebrates the importance of Christian faith in founding the civil rights movement, [exploring] as well the devastating dichotomy of hate and prejudice." --Andrew Young "Mississippi Freedom Summer tested my commitment and my faith.... To this day, I wonder how those who opposed us reconciled their faith with their hatred and their anger or even their inaction. [Marsh] admirably attempts to explore this unfathomable paradox." --John Lewis, Member of Congress, 5th District, Georgia "This wonderfully narrated book offers truths about the civil rights struggle of the 1960s often overlooked-the intensely moral and spiritual side of an effort that had an enormous impact on our secular life." --Robert Coles Zusammenfassung In the summer of 1964, the turmoil of the civil rights movement reached its peak in Mississippi, with activists across the political spectrum claiming that God was on their side in the struggle over racial justice. This work takes us back to this place and time. Inhaltsverzeichnis AbbreviationsIntroduction: With God on Our Side: Faiths in Conflict3Ch. 1"I'm on My Way! Praise God": Mrs. Hamer's Fight for Freedom10Ch. 2High Priest of the Anti-Civil Rights Movement: The Calling of Sam Bowers49Ch. 3Douglas Hudgins: Theologian of the Closed Society82Ch. 4Inside Agitator: Ed King's Church Visits116Ch. 5Cleveland Sellers and the River of No Return152Conclusion: Clearburning: Fragments of a Reconciling Faith192Afterword195Notes205Acknowledgments255Selected Bibliography259Interviews267Index269 ...
