American prophets: seven religious radicals and their struggle for social and political justice
Abraham Joshua Heschel, prophet of divine pathos -- A. J. Muste: the redemptive power of nonviolent suffering -- Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement: doing the works of mercy -- Howard Thurman: in search of common ground -- Thomas Merton: contemplation in a world of action -- Martin Luther...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton
Princeton University Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Religion
/ Activist
/ Civil rights
/ History 1940-1968
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society |
| Further subjects: | B
Civil Rights
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Civil Rights Religious aspects B Civil Rights (United States) B United States Religion 20th century |
| Summary: | Abraham Joshua Heschel, prophet of divine pathos -- A. J. Muste: the redemptive power of nonviolent suffering -- Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement: doing the works of mercy -- Howard Thurman: in search of common ground -- Thomas Merton: contemplation in a world of action -- Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement: religion in US politics -- "Is this America?" Fannie Lou Hamer and the voices of local people |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0691164304 |