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Books

Gospel of Freedom

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a Nation

By Jonathan Rieder

Prophetic epistle

Apr 03, 2013 by Edward Gilbreath

Jonathan Rieder surveys the events that gave rise to King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and offers a fresh perspective on the letter's substance.

Cover Story

MLK’s manifesto

"Letter from Birmingham Jail" at 50

Apr 08, 2013 by Robert Westbrook

Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his "Letter from Birmingham Jail"—and the Christian Century published it.

Blogging Toward Sunday

What is our great vision?

Deuteronomy 34:1–12

Oct 17, 2011 by Bruce G. Epperly

The words of Proverbs 29:18--"where there is no vision, the people perish" (KJV)--seem appropriate for reflections on Moses's vision of the promised land.

From the Editors

Presidential limits

Sep 08, 2011

Many aspects of governing exist outside the president's control, via rhetoric or anything else.

Century Blogs

What MLK said

Sep 01, 2011 by David Heim

I had an English professor who used to get deeply annoyed whenever students would cite some literary passage but not bother to quote it exactly. I recall him telling us, "Look, if you're going to quote somebody, get it right."

Books

The Word of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jonathan Rieder

The Word of the Lord Is upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jun 02, 2009 reviewed by Michael G. Long
Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and anyone who followed the media coverage of that occasion understands all too well that the identity of the civil rights leader is fiercely contested.