Martin Luther King Jr. and the image of God

Martin Luther King Jr. and the image of God / Richard Wayne Wills, Sr.

Richard Wills focuses on one particular aspect of King's theology - 'Imago Dei' - the idea that human beings are made in God's image. For King, this meant that human beings have not only the right but also the power to reshape society and to build a 'Beloved Community'...

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Main Author: Wills, Richard W., 1956-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968
1900-1999
Theological anthropology > Christianity.
Civil rights > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Image of God > History of doctrines > 20th century.
Image of God > History of doctrines > Social aspects.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Systematic.
Civil rights movements
Civil rights > Religious aspects > Christianity
Image of God > History of doctrines
Theological anthropology > Christianity
Beeld Gods.
Burgerrechten.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Richard Wills focuses on one particular aspect of King's theology - 'Imago Dei' - the idea that human beings are made in God's image. For King, this meant that human beings have not only the right but also the power to reshape society and to build a 'Beloved Community' on earth. Wills relates this theory to King's civil rights beliefs.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-228) and index.
ISBN:9780199728251
0199728259
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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