Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Martin Luther King Jr., Eight White Religious Leaders, and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (Online) by
A comprehensive history of King's "Letter," and how it became such a powerful piece of American lore and literature.
Breaking White Supremacy: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Social Gospel (Online) by
Centers around King and the mid-twentieth-century black church leaders who embraced the progressive, justice-oriented, internationalist social gospel from the beginning of their careers and fulfilled it, inspiring and leading America's greatest liberation movement.
Martin Luther King: A Religious Biography by
Examines Martin Luther King's life through his complex, emerging religious lives.
The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America (Online) by
Investigates Martin Luther King Jr.'s, religious development from a precocious "PK" ("preacher's kid") in segregated Atlanta to the most influential American preacher and orator of the twentieth century. Draws almost exclusively on King's unpublished sermons and speeches, as well as tape recordings, personal interviews, and even police surveillance reports.
The Voice of Conscience: The Church in the Mind of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Online) by
Explores King's complex relationship with the Christian church, from his days growing up at Ebenezer Baptist, to his work as a pastor, to his battles with American churches over civil rights, to his vision for the global church. King, Baldwin argues, had a robust and multifaceted view of the nature and purpose of the church that serves as a model for the church in the21st century.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by
A reprint of the classic biography of Malcolm X.
Between Cross and Crescent by
A collaborative effort of Christian scholar Lewis Baldwin and Muslim scholar Amiri Al-Hadid, Between Cross and Crescent details the interconnections between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.: their faith claims, their perspectives on culture, and their visions of the ideal society and world.
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by
Setting Malcolm's life not only within the Nation of Islam but against the larger backdrop of American history, the book traces the life of one of the twentieth century's most politically relevant figures. Result of countless interviews with those who knew Malcolm X.
Malcolm and the Cross: The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X, and Christianity by
An examination into the intersection of Malcolm X's Muslim spiritual life and his Christian relations.
Against the Hounds of Hell: A Life of Howard Thurman (Online) by
Thurman dedicated his career to challenging what he called the "hounds of hell"--the ways in which fear, deception, and hatred so often dogged the steps of African Americans and the marginalized and disinherited peoples of the world. This biography seeks to establish this multifaceted historical personage as a leading figure of twentieth-century American politics, religion, and culture.
Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement (A Biography) (Online) by
Jelks carefully constructs Mays’s life and thought, emphasizing his continuous membership in and critique of the black Baptist movement. An important work in part because of Mays’s influence on so many leaders in the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King Jr.
Black Religious Leaders: Conflict in Unity by
A social ethicist, Paris wants to understand why there seems to be little cooperation among black religious leaders in combating racism. He uses Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and J.H. Jackson (three of them are Baptist) to develop a typology for black religious leadership and a framework for cooperation.
Born to Rebel: An Autobiography (Online) by
Benjamin E. Mays went on to serve as president of Morehouse College for twenty-seven years and as the first president of the Atlanta School Board. Born to Rebel is the chronicle of his life, a story that interlaces achievement with the rebuke he continually confronted.
To Do Justice: The Civil Rights Ministry of Reverend Robert E. Hughes by
Biography of a civil rights activist who worked tirelessly at the heart of two social and political revolution
Fannie Lou Hamer's Revolutionary Practical Theology: Racial and Environmental Justice Concerns by
Commonly known for her political activism, Hamer is presented as a religious thought leader whose embodiment of ideas and ideals helped to disrupt and transform the Jim Crow of the South within and beyond electoral politics.
Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America (Online) by
Explores Hamer's ideas and political strategies, highlighting their relevance for tackling modern social issues including voter suppression, police violence, and economic inequality.
Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer (Online) by
An account of Hamer's life for a general audience, capturing and illuminating what made Hamer the electrifying force that she became when she walked onto stages across the country during the 1960s and until her death in 1977.
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