Cover Image

Martin Luther King Jr. and the image of God /

Show other versions (1)

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'...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wills, Richard W., 1956-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968
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.
Anthropologie théologique > Christianisme.
Droits de l'homme > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Image de Dieu > Histoire des doctrines > 20e siècle.
Image de Dieu > Histoire des doctrines > Aspect social.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Systematic.
Civil rights movements
Civil rights > Religious aspects > Christianity
Image of God > History of doctrines
Theological anthropology > Christianity
United States
Beeld Gods.
Burgerrechten.
Verenigde Staten.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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
9780195308990
0195308999
1282335677
9781282335677
9786612335679
661233567X
0190294809
9780190294809