Remember, Celebrate, and Forget? The Martin Luther King Day and the Pitfalls of Civil Religion
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021875817001384
Abstract: 2016 marked the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the Martin Luther King Day, which honors the civil rights leader and recognizes the contributions of African Americans. However, the holiday has also become a day… read more here.
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Rereading Cain, Abel, and Martin Luther King Jr in Charles Johnson’s Dreamer
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DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fraa012
Abstract: Charles Johnson sets his 1998 novel Dreamer during the Chicago Freedom Movement that Martin Luther King Jr led in 1966. Alongside his fictionalised King character, Johnson imagines a doppelganger, Chaym Smith. Johnson develops the story… read more here.
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The Universal King? Memory, Globalization, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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DOI: 10.1111/soin.12186
Abstract: This article examines how Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered and represented by journalists in Ghana, South Africa, and Mexico, looking at coverage of “critical discourse moments” from King's life and legacy (1963–2016). I argue… read more here.
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Dream and Legacy: Dr. Martin Luther King in the Post-Civil Rights Era ed. by Michael L. Clemons, Donathan L. Brown, and William H. L. Dorsey (review)
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DOI: 10.1353/soh.2019.0069
Abstract: spare—135 pages before endnotes—but it is packed with harrowing tidbits and manages to contextualize the D.C. riots in both the larger scheme of 1960s America and as a stand-alone event. There is scant literature on… read more here.
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Symbolic Theology and Resistance in the Theology of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Paul Tillich
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DOI: 10.1515/opth-2022-0229
Abstract: Abstract In this article, I study how symbolic theology can be advantageously utilized in the resistance against oppressing structures and ideologies. Studying two sermons of Paul Tillich and two speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.… read more here.
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A Friendship in the Prophetic Tradition: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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DOI: 10.3817/0318182067
Abstract: The long tradition of prophetic rhetoric in the United States reached an extraordinary peak with Martin Luther King, Jr., who made the Hebrew prophets central figures of the civil rights movement. King's voice, imbued with… read more here.
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Fellowship of Love: Martin Luther King's Legacy and the Renewal of the Labor Tradition
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DOI: 10.3817/0318182139
Abstract: Labor—Lennon or Luther The year 1968 marked a turning point in the history of America and the wider West. The postwar settlement showed signs of strain as economic reconstruction ground to a halt and the… read more here.
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