Who Is Martin Luther King Jr.: A Modern Day Prophet?

prevail. At the forefront of these political, cultural, and social movements are Moses and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Both men have left lasting imprints on history. In Exodus and continued in Deuteronomy, through the leadership of Moses and his counsel of God, Moses frees the persecuted Hebrews from their enslavement to the Egyptians, and delivers them to the Promised Land. Similarly, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. successfully leads the Civil Rights movement to free the subjugated African Americans of racial

Long Essay Sources of Theology Employed by Dr. King Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent Civil Rights Movement leader as well as being a preacher in the 1960's. His approach to civil rights combining Christianity and civil rights was imperative to the eventual success of the movement. His repeated appeals to the Bible not only showed his belief in the text, but also showed his knowledge of his audience. In his 'Letter from Birmingham Jail', he addresses the criticisms of eight white religious

The book Antigone by Sophocles features a young girl bent on delivering justice. Disregarding the word of a theocratic king Antigone decide justice has to be taken into her own hands. Through the opinions of the people, the gods, and his own son, Kreon is swayed to the truth that Antigone is correct in her actions. Sophocles's Antigone, Martin Luther King’s protests, and Thích Quảng Đức’s demonstration in Saigon square all demonstrate the justice concept of equality and provide examples of equality

In many ways, the 1950s planted the seeds for the progress of the 60s. Glimpses of the rebellious generation, who would later find its way to the anti-War protests, are found throughout the fifties, specifically in movies like Rebel Without a Cause and more overtly in Jack Kerouac?s On The Road. The move away from conformity and towards more of an individualistic mentality began in the somewhat closed circles of the Beat movement and spread throughout America during the sixties. The Montgomery Bus

- Cyrus let most of the Jews return to their land of Israel. Zerubbabel led the people (539 B.C.). Ezra returned later with more Jews (458 B.C.) built the temple. 11. NEHEMIAH - Building the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah got permission from the King of Persia to rebuild the walls (444 B.C.). Revival in the land. 12. ESTHER - Took place during chapters 6 and 7 of Ezra. Mordecai. Plot to kill the Jewish people. C. POETICAL - 5 BOOKS 1. JOB - A righteous man tested by God. Deals with God's

saint as the humanist thinkers of our modern age assert is moved by love for self and/or fellow man. Thus, love appears to be at the heart of the meaning of life. Throughout history love has been given many different names. For the pagan Greeks, there was eros (erotic or sexual love), agape (spiritual love), and phileos (a kind of platonic, friendly love). For the Christians, love was best described as caritas charity (a selfless love of God and neighbor). The modern world, which turned in a sense away

Unlike Robert Kennedy, who “civil rights had displaced organized crime as the issue of law enforcement closest to his heart,” change made Hoover nervous. According to the assistant director of the FBI, Hoover grew up in a segregated D.C. and was a Southern bigot at heart. The

social and emotional development of children. “ When a child has one parent and not the other, they look somewhere else for guidance and mentorship. When the search goes for that mother or father figure in their life it usually has negative effects on who they chose to have as their role model. In a child’s eyes, they see that person as being there for them when the other parent abandoned them. The adult doing the mentoring, if it’s negative, sees it more as being there for a child regardless of the

In 1970, the emergence of multiculturalism began, first in Canada and Australia, and then in the United States as well as others. Multiculturalism is the diversity of two or more cultures in a region or country. According to Bhikhn Parekh, the author or Rethinking Multiculturalism, best understands multiculturalism as a “perspective on or a way of viewing life.” Bhikhu Parekh in his novel, Rethinking Multiculturalism, argues for a pluralist view on cultural diversity. He brings upon many explanations

except Allah. The American Heritage Dictionary defines ‘cosmopolitan’ as something that is “common to the whole world,” or a person who is “at home in all parts of the earth or in many spheres of interest” (1978, 301). Now, how, on Allah’s earth, can we talk about “Muslim” world cosmopolitanism? That is just how Allah or His prophet, Muhammad (570-632), from day one, viewed Islam,