Four Modern Prophets: Walter Rauschenbusch, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gustavo Gutiérrez, Rosemary Radford RuetherFour Mordern Prophets explores the life and thought of four twentieth-century Christian leaders who epitomize the struggle for freedom and justice. William Ramsay summarizes the work of these four modern thinkers and challenges us to join in the struggle. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Martin Luther King Jr and Civil Rights | 29 |
Gustavo Gutierrez and Liberation Theology | 51 |
Rosemary Radford Ruether and Feminist Theology | 71 |
Conclusion | 89 |
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References to this book
Piety and Profession: American Protestant Theological Education, 1870-1970 Glenn Miller Limited preview - 2007 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Four Modern Prophets: Walter Rauschenbusch, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gustavo Gutiérrez, Rosemary Radford Ruether |
| Author | William M. Ramsay |
| Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0804208115, 9780804208116 |
| Length | 106 pages |
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