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The Preacher King. Martin Luther King Jr.and the Word That Moved America.
Richard Lischer
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Description for The Preacher King. Martin Luther King Jr.and the Word That Moved America.
Paperback. The Preacher King 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. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HRCX4; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
It is a commonplace that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a spellbinding orator, and it is evident that he honed these skills in the pulpit, in his capacity as a Baptist minister. Until now, however, there has been no full-scale study of King as a preacher. This long-awaited study, drawing on tape-recordings and transcriptions of unpublished sermons, and interviews with King's parishioners and colleagues, promises to remedy that lack. Preaching to congregations was never something King had "on the side," or dabbled in when he wasn't busy being a "civil rights activist," Lischer shows. Not only was preaching integral ... Read more
It is a commonplace that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a spellbinding orator, and it is evident that he honed these skills in the pulpit, in his capacity as a Baptist minister. Until now, however, there has been no full-scale study of King as a preacher. This long-awaited study, drawing on tape-recordings and transcriptions of unpublished sermons, and interviews with King's parishioners and colleagues, promises to remedy that lack. Preaching to congregations was never something King had "on the side," or dabbled in when he wasn't busy being a "civil rights activist," Lischer shows. Not only was preaching integral ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195111323
SKU
V9780195111323
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About Richard Lischer
Richard Lischer is Professor of Homiletics, the Divinity School, Duke University. He is the author of Theories of Preaching and co-editor of the Concise Encyclopedia of Preaching.
Reviews for The Preacher King. Martin Luther King Jr.and the Word That Moved America.
Lischer's analysis is sparkling and addresses not only King's sermons but also preaching history.
Joe Collins
Carefully researched and stimulating study.
The Expository Times
He is fascinating on the background from which King emerged as a Preacher's Kid at Ebenezer Baptist Church ... a significant book about the influences, strategies, style, characteristics, theology and persona that ... Read more
Joe Collins
Carefully researched and stimulating study.
The Expository Times
He is fascinating on the background from which King emerged as a Preacher's Kid at Ebenezer Baptist Church ... a significant book about the influences, strategies, style, characteristics, theology and persona that ... Read more