TY  - BOOK
AU  - Loritts,Bryan C.
TI  - Letters to a Birmingham jail: a response to the words and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
SN  - 9780802411969
AV  - BR115.J8 L874 2014
U1  - 261.80973 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Chicago
PB  - Moody Publishers
KW  - King, Martin Luther,
KW  - Social justice
KW  - United States
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Cultural pluralism
KW  - Multiculturalism
KW  - Church and minorities
KW  - Christian sociology
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Religion
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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