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05-10-2006, 01:58 PM | #1 |
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Martin Luther King's theology
In the bonus track section of The God Who Wasn't There, it was asserted that King did not believe in the Virgin Birth or the literal Resurrection. can anyone point me to a source for these assertions?
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I tried a quick google of "martin luther king" "virgin birth" resurrection - and came up with a lot of fundamentalist sites attacking King for not being a Christian, or a True Christian.
They cite King's seminary writings, expecially these: http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/p...Christians.htm and http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/p...Liberalism.htm It appears that King held views that were fairly convention for liberal Christians, but which riled fundamentalists, who were often opposed to his politics as well. warning: fundamentalists sites http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/king.htm http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolve...jr-exposed.htm Quote:
http://theologica.blogspot.com/2005/...ther-king.html http://www.greaterthings.com/Conspir...is_no_hero.htm |
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05-10-2006, 02:40 PM | #3 |
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thanks!
thank you for the reply, and for the warning re the fundie site. It is often jarring to come upon one unawares.
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TOTO Thank You
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Thank You so much for the links to his papers and to the later analysis (criticism) as always I am pleased to discover about the depth and complexity of reality and not just the spoon - fed snap-shots we get not only of events but people the more I am in awe of just what a wondeful world this is ... |
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Also Coretta Scott King in her biography, spoke of how upon his graduation from seminary, they both seriously discussed a ministry in the Unitarian church. He chose the Baptist church not so much because that's where he was raised, but for the fact that that was where the black folk were at and he wanted an activist ministry.
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KING QUOTE: christianity is like the Atlantic Ocean: one of many Terran Seas
The following quote from Martin Luther King I believe should be harnessed
by all people who subscribe to christianity as a mandala of contemplation: Quote:
one ocean on the planet - the Atlantic - amidst the other great and enduring planetary oceans. Christianity is but one of the global seas. Its tributaries are not oceanic, but terrestrial rivers which feed the ocean. King is trying to say (IMHO) not only is christianity just one of the oceans, but its essence (water) has nothing whatsoever to do with the name of the ocean. That water (spirituality???) is the essence of all religions. I admire King for this global non-exclusivity which is most uncommon in the minds of those who perceive themselves to be the Atlantic christians. If all christians would subscribe to this beautiful quality of expansive and natural NON-EXCLUSIVITY then the world would be a better place, in many dimensions of this thing we call humanity. Pete Brown http://www.mountainman.com.au/namaste_2006.htm NAMASTE: “The spirit in me honours the spirit in you” |
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