The burgeoning terrain of Martin Luther King Jr. studies is leading to a new appreciation of his thought and its meaningfulness for the emergence and shaping of the twenty-first-century world. This volume brings together an impressive array of scholars from various backgrounds and disciplines to explore the global significance of King-then, now, and in the future.

Employing King's metaphor of "the great world house," the major focus is on King's appraisal of the global-human struggle in the 1950s and 1960s, his relevance for today's world, and how future generations might constructively apply or appropriate his key ideas and values in addressing racism, poverty and economic injustice, militarism, sexism, homophobia, the environmental crisis, globalization, and other challenges confronting humanity today. The contributors treat King in context and beyond context, taking seriously the historical King while also exploring how his name, activities, contributions, and legacy are still associated with a globalized rights culture.

About the Author
Vicki L. Crawford is the director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at Morehouse College and General Editor of the Morehouse College King Collection Series on Civil and Human Rights. She is the author of Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Trailblazers and Torchbearers, 1941-1965 and two edited collections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lewis V. Baldwin is a professor emeritus of religious studies at Vanderbilt University. Among his many books, he is the coauthor (with Amiri YaSin Al-Hadid) of They Are Between the Cross and the Crescent: Christian and Muslim Perspectives on Malcolm and Martin, and the editor of The Boundaries of Law, Politics, and Religion: Revisiting the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reviews
We may need to understand the mission and the message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. now more than ever before. Many try to define what he has meant to this country and the world but fall short. For those who yearn for his voice, this book provides an exceptional opportunity to hear from scholars who have studied him deeply and are keepers of his flame. This book is a chance to discover how King helped lead the fifty-year transformation of American society and the ways we can continue to demand respect for human dignity today.



Book Information
ISBN 9780820356044
Author Vicki L. Crawford
Format Paperback
Page Count 408
Imprint University of Georgia Press
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Weight(grams) 610g