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In the first biography of Martin Luther King to look at his life through the prism of his evolving faith, distinguished historian Paul Harvey examines Martin Luther King's life through his complex, emerging, religious lives. Harvey's concise biography will allow readers to see King anew in the context of his time and today.
List of contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
IntroductionThe Redemptive Power of Martin Luther King
1Growing Up King
2The Young Preacher in Boston and Montgomery
3The Montgomery Uprising
4Montgomery and SCLC
5The Dream, the Letter, and the Nightmare
6 Struggling in Selma and Chicago
7Shot Rings Out in the Memphis Sky
EpilogueThe Irrelevance of Sainthood: The Afterlives of King
Bibliographic Essay
About the author
Paul Harvey is distinguished professor of history and presidential teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and the author of numerous books in American religious history including, with Rowman & Littlefield, Through the Storm, Through the Night: A History of African American Christianity (CHOICE Outstanding), and Bounds of Their Habitation: Race and Religion in American History. He is the coauthor with Edward J. Blum of The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in American History, named as one of the top 25 academic books of the year by CHOICE and as one of the Best 5 Books on Religion for 2012 by Publishers Weekly.
Summary
In the first biography of Martin Luther King to look at his life through the prism of his evolving faith, distinguished historian Paul Harvey examines Martin Luther King’s life through his complex, emerging, religious lives. Harvey’s concise biography will allow readers to see King anew in the context of his time and today.
