Billy Graham and the Beloved Community: America's Evangelist and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Michael G. Long and Na Na

This study is the first detailed analysis of Billy Graham's social thought during one of the most volatile periods of American history'the Martin Luther King, Jr. years (1955-1968). Using previously unpublished documents, this book argues that although the popular evangelist occasionally supported King's mission to save America, he largely opposed King's vision of 'the beloved community' and his tactics of civil disobedience. The book also offers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403968691
• ISBN13: 9781403968692
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"