Transcript MLK Presentation - University of Chicago Library

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
• On February 25, 1948, King is ordained
and appointed Assistant Pastor at
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta,
Georgia.
• On September 14, 1948, he begins his
theological studies at Crozer Theological
Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania.
• May 6-8, 1951, King graduates with a
Bachelor of Divinity degree and delivers
the valedictory address at Crozer.
• That fall on September 13, 1951, he
begins his doctoral studies in systematic
theology at Boston University.
• 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.
• 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.”
• On February 1, 1960, King returns as
Assistant Pastor (to his father) at Ebenezer
Baptist Church in Atlanta.
• On April 16, 1963, King writes his “Letter
from a Birmingham Jail.”
• On August 28, 1963, during the March on
Washington, King delivers his “I Have a
Dream” speech.
Web Resources
on Martin Luther King, Jr.
King Papers Project
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
The King Center in Atlanta
http://www.thekingcenter.org/
Finding Resources on MLK and the
Civil Rights Movement
• http://mlk.uchicago.edu/
• http://mlk.uchicago.edu/resources.html
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.
ATLA Religion Database
Academic Search Premier
These indexes can be found
through Database Finder on the
Library’s web site:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu
Database Finder on the Library’s
web site (subject: religion)
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.
Check out the Race and Religion Workshop
sponsored by the Divinity School
http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/rrtpm/
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.
Relevant Electronic Resources
African American Biographical
Database
African American Song
Black Thought and Culture
These indexes can be found
through Database Finder on the
Library’s web site:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu
Database Finder on the
Library’s website
(subject: African American Studies)
Relevant Subject Pages
African American Studies Page
History Page
Religion Page
Find these pages and more via the
Library’s web page under research
guides by subject
Other MLK events in the Library
Today
• 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.
MLK events at the Divinity School
Tomorrow
• Wednesday, January 10: WAR AND MORAL IMPERATIVE
PANEL
Panelists 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 Chicago
Dwight Hopkins, Professor of Theology, Divinity School, The
University of Chicago
Barbara Ransby, Associate Professor of History and African-American
Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
5:30pm-7:30pm
Swift Hall – Third Floor Lecture Hall
1025 East 58th Street
Thank you for stopping by!
Questions or Comments?
Beth Bidlack
Bibliographer for Religion and
Philosophy
Joseph Regenstein Library 461
[email protected]
773-702-8442