Letters to a Birmingham jail : a response to the words and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. / edited by Bryan Loritts.
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Chicago : Moody Publishers, [2014]Description: 233 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780802411969
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Letter from Birmingham jail
- Social justice -- United States -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Cultural pluralism -- United States -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Multiculturalism -- United States -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Church and minorities -- United States
- Christian sociology -- United States
- Christianity and politics -- United States
- United States -- Race relations
- United States -- Ethnic relations
- United States -- Religion
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- BR115.J8 L874 2014
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Includes bibliographical references.
Contenidos : Foreword
Introduction
Letter from a Birmingham Jail (de Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Capítulos / Ensayos por varios autores
Why We Can’t Wait for Economic Justice — John Perkins
Waiting For and Hastening the Day of Multiethnic Beauty — John Piper
A Painful Joyful Journey — Crawford W. Loritts Jr.
Don’t Do It Again — John Bryson
Why We Can’t Wait for Multiethnic Churches — Bryan Loritts
Why Traditional, Suburban Churches Can’t Wait — Sandy Willson
The Multicultural Church Begins in Your Living Room — Albert Tate
Why We Can’t Wait for Christ‑Exalting Diversity — Charlie Dates
The Time Is Now for Multiethnic Churches and Movements — Matt Chandler
A More Biblical Sunday Morning — Soong‑Chan Rah
Contributor Biographies
Acknowledgments
Excerpts from related works (ej. A Cross‑Shaped Gospel, Oneness Embraced, United, Winning the Race to Unity, Many Colors)
Notes
More than fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Much has transpired in the half-century since, and progress has been made in the issues that were close to Dr. King's heart. Thankfully, the burning crosses, biting police dogs, and angry mobs of that day are long gone. But in their place, passivity has emerged. A passivity that must be addressed. That's the aim of Letters to a Birmingham Jail. A collection of essays written by men of various ethnicities and ages, this book encourages us to pursue Christ exalting diversity. Each contribution recognizes that only the cross and empty tomb of Christ can bring true unity, and each notes that the gospel demands justice in all its forms. This was a truth that Dr. King fought and gave his life for, and this is a truth that these modern day "drum majors for justice" continue to beat
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