References And Further Reading

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Primary Sources:

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper and Row, 1958.

——. Strength to Love. New York: Harper and Row, 1963.

——. Why We Can’t Wait. New York: Harper and Row, 1963.

——. Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? New York: Harper and Row, 1967.

——. The Trumpet of Conscience. New York: Harper and Row, 1968.

Secondary Sources:

Baldwin, Lewis V. To Make the Wounded Whole: The Cultural Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1992.

Erskine, Noel Leo. King Among the Theologians. Cleveland, OH: The Pilgrim Press, 1994.

Garrow, David J.

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. New York: William Morrow, 1986.

Smith, Kenneth, L., and Ira G.Zepp, Jr. Search for the Beloved Community: The Thinking of Martin Luther King, Jr. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1974.

Watley, William D. Roots of Resistance: The Nonviolent Ethic of Martin Luther King, Jr. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1985.

IRA G.ZEPP JR.

For much of Protestantism, the Kingdom of God is the central symbol of God’s activity in the world. Often depicted in historical terms, the Kingdom represents God’s influence on the social and political order. Although some Protestant theologians and leaders describe the Kingdom as present, most combine the emphasis on the present with an eschatological dimension. A few restrict the term to the future. In which case, the Kingdom of God may be identified with the millennial reign (Revelation 20:2). CHILIASM, millennialism, and millenarianism describe theological interpretations of this prediction (see MILLENARIANS and MILLENNIALISM). While these terms are often interchangeable, many contemporary scholars reserve chiliasm and millenarianism for theologies that predict a catastrophic break in history, followed by an earthly golden age. Some reserve the full and final conception of the Kingdom for a “new creation” that will transcend and transfigure current conceptions of time and space.

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