Presentation
Religious Rhetoric, Racism, and Contact: Direct Action in MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail
SHU MLK Day 2023 Symposium
(2023)
Abstract
In response to criticism from religious leaders, MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” explains non-violent direct-action campaigns as authentic religious activism. Just as racism reaches beyond prejudice toward oppression, so does spirituality grow from thoughts and feelings toward just and humane acts advancing peace.
Keywords
- Christian rhetoric,
- civil rights spirituality,
- protest campaigns,
- contact rhetoric
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities,
- American Studies,
- History,
- History of Religion,
- Political History,
- United States History,
- Other Arts and Humanities,
- Applied Ethics,
- Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies,
- African American Studies,
- Religion,
- Christianity,
- Ethics in Religion,
- Other Religion,
- Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion,
- Rhetoric and Composition,
- Rhetoric,
- Social and Behavioral Sciences,
- Communication,
- Critical and Cultural Studies,
- Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication,
- Other Communication,
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies,
- Political Science,
- American Politics,
- Political Theory,
- Peace and Conflict Studies,
- Social Policy,
- Sociology,
- Civic and Community Engagement,
- Other Sociology,
- Politics and Social Change,
- Sociology of Religion and
- Social Justice
Publication Date
January 16, 2023
Location
AFAM 3291
Citation Information
Jon P. Radwan. "Religious Rhetoric, Racism, and Contact: Direct Action in MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail" SHU MLK Day 2023 Symposium (2023) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jon_radwan/75/
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