The seminarian
Subtitle: Martin Luther King, Jr. comes of age
By: Patrick Parr
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780915864126
Subjects: Crozer Theological Seminary; Training; Biography; Clergy; African American Baptists
Other titles: Martin Luther King, Jr. comes of age
Description: "Based on dozens of revealing interviews with the men and women who knew him then, The Seminarian is the first definitive, full-length account of King's years as a divinity student at Crozer Theological Seminary. Long passed over by biographers and historians, this period in King's life is vital to understanding the historical figure he soon became"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by David J. Garrow; title: Prologue: On a bus in Georgia, April 1944; title: Year I: Genesis; title: Young and alone : Term 1, September 14-November 24, 1948; title: Breaking free : Term 2, November 30, 1948-February 16, 1949; title: Finding a voice : Term 3, February 22, May 6, 1949; title: Year II: Exodus; title: A new devotion : Term September 13-November 23, 1949; title: Mordecai's fire : Term 2, November 29, 1949-February 15, 1950; title: Chosen to lead : Term 3, February 21-May 5, 1950; title: Interlude : the summer of 1950; title: Year III: Revelation; title: Forbidden love : Term 1, September 12-November 22, 1950; title: The recommended plagiarist : Term 2, November 28, 1950-February 15, 1951; title: A divine cause : Term 3, February 20-May 4, 1951; title: Epilogue: Beyond Crozer; title: Appendixes: A. Crozer incoming class of 1948 ; Events from ML's student body presidency ; C. A brief history of the Crozers and Old Main.