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LET JUSTICE ROLL DOWN LIKE WATER:

LET JUSTICE ROLL DOWN LIKE WATER:. LIBRARY RESOURCES ON CIVIL RIGHTS. RESOURCES IN RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES. Beth Bidlack Bibliographer for Religion and Philosophy. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Theological Training and Ministry.

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LET JUSTICE ROLL DOWN LIKE WATER:

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  1. LET JUSTICE ROLL DOWN LIKE WATER: LIBRARY RESOURCES ON CIVIL RIGHTS

  2. RESOURCES IN RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Beth Bidlack Bibliographer for Religion and Philosophy

  3. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Theological Training and Ministry

  4. On February 25, 1948, King is ordained and appointed Assistant Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

  5. On September 14, 1948, he begins his theological studies at Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania.

  6. May 6-8, 1951, King graduates with a Bachelor of Divinity degree and delivers the valedictory address at Crozer.

  7. That fall on September 13, 1951, he begins his doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University.

  8. On September 1, 1954, King becomes the Pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. • The Montgomery bus boycott was organized while he was at Dexter Avenue.

  9. On June 5, 1955, he is awarded a Ph.D. His dissertation was entitled: “A Comparison of the Conceptions of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman.”

  10. On February 1, 1960, King returns as Assistant Pastor (to his father) at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

  11. On April 16, 1963, King writes his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”

  12. On August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, King delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech.

  13. Web Resources on Martin Luther King, Jr.

  14. King Papers Projecthttp://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

  15. The King Center in Atlantahttp://www.thekingcenter.org/

  16. Finding Resources on MLK and the Civil Rights Movement • http://mlk.uchicago.edu/ • http://mlk.uchicago.edu/resources.html

  17. Finding Library Resources on King and Religious Studies • Bibliography handouts. • Bibliography on religion subject page. • Finding articles and essays, use ATLA Religion Database and Academic Search Premier. • See display on book truck.

  18. ATLA Religion Database

  19. Academic Search Premier

  20. These indexes can be found through Database Finder on the Library’s web site:http://www.lib.uchicago.edu

  21. Database Finder on the Library’s web site (subject: religion)

  22. Finding Library Resources on Black Theology • Bibliography handouts. • Bibliography on religion subject page. • Finding articles and essays, use ATLA Religion Database and Academic Search Premier. • See display on book truck.

  23. Check out the Race and Religion Workshop sponsored by the Divinity Schoolhttp://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/rrtpm/

  24. Finding Library Resources on Womanist Theology • Bibliography handouts. • Bibliography on religion subject page. • Finding articles and essays, use ATLA Religion Database and Academic Search Premier. • See display on book truck.

  25. Relevant Electronic Resources

  26. African American Biographical Database

  27. African American Song

  28. Black Thought and Culture

  29. These indexes can be found through Database Finder on the Library’s web site:http://www.lib.uchicago.edu

  30. Database Finder on the Library’s website (subject: African American Studies)

  31. Relevant Subject Pages

  32. African American Studies Page

  33. History Page

  34. Religion Page

  35. Find these pages and more via the Library’s web page under research guides by subject

  36. Other MLK events in the LibraryToday • 01/09/07: From 3-4 pm in A-11,view the rarely seen documentary "Midnight Ramble," about filmmaker Oscar Micheaux and other makers of “race movies." Staff are welcome to stop in and enjoy the displays, the slide show and the film.

  37. MLK events at the Divinity SchoolTomorrow • Wednesday, January 10: WAR AND MORAL IMPERATIVE PANELPanelists will reflect on Rev. Dr. King's anti-war views, with the sermon at Riverside Church (April 1967) as the starting point for conversation. This event is free and open to the public.Panelists include:W. Clark Gilpin, Professor of Theology, Divinity School, The University of ChicagoDwight Hopkins, Professor of Theology, Divinity School, The University of ChicagoBarbara Ransby, Associate Professor of History and African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago 5:30pm-7:30pmSwift Hall – Third Floor Lecture Hall1025 East 58th Street

  38. Thank you for stopping by! Questions or Comments?

  39. Beth BidlackBibliographer for Religion and Philosophy Joseph Regenstein Library 461 bbidlack@uchicago.edu 773-702-8442

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