The Power of Unearned Suffering: The Roots and Implications of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Theodicy - Couverture souple

Edmondson

 
9781498537346: The Power of Unearned Suffering: The Roots and Implications of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Theodicy
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ISBN 10 : 1498537340 ISBN 13 : 9781498537346
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book explores the roots and relevance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s approach to black suffering. King's conviction that "unearned suffering is redemptive" reflects a nearly 250-year-old tradition in the black church going back to the earliest Negro spirituals. From the bellies of slave ships, the foot of the lynching tree, and the back of segregated buses, black Christians have always maintained the hope that God could "make a way out of no way" and somehow bring good from the evils inflicted on them. As a product of the black church tradition, King inherited this widespread belief, developed it using Protestant liberal concepts, and deployed it throughout the Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's as a central pillar of the whole non-violent movement. Recently, critics have maintained that King's doctrine of redemptive suffering creates a martyr mentality which makes victims passive in the face of their suffering; this book argues against that critique. King's concept offers real answers to important challenges, and it offers practical hope and guidance for how beleaguered black citizens can faithfully engage their suffering today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mika Edmondson is the pastor of New City Fellowship in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He earned a PhD in systematic theology from Calvin Seminary.

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Éditeur
Lexington Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498537340
ISBN 13 
9781498537346
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
249
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781498537322: The Power of Unearned Suffering: The Roots and Implications of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Theodicy

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1498537324 ISBN 13 :  9781498537322
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2016
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