King Among the Theologians

King Among the Theologians by Erskine, Noel Leo. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780829810158.

Noel Erskine presents a thoroughly researched and highly accessible investigation into the major influences on Martin Luther King Jr.s theology, Kings own unique theological project, and his enduring legacy. Beginning with Kings theology anchored in the black church tradition, Erskine places King in conversation with Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, and James Cone. He skillfully explains how King was nourished by, and helped to nourish, these teeming theological crosscurrents. Erskine proposes that womanist theology provides an insightful critique of Kings thought and helps supply a critical missing element in Kings vision - the explicit acknowledgment of the rightful place of women in the Beloved Community.