Apprenticed to the Word

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-66
Author(s):  
Richard Lischer
Keyword(s):  
Martin Luther ◽  
Morehouse College ◽  
Urban Congregations ◽  
Theological Argument ◽  
Martin Luther King

This chapter describes the individuals who influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. as a preacher. It was from Benjamin E. Mays, president of Morehouse College, that King first heard the challenge “Clearly, then, it isn’t how long one lives that is important, but how well he lives, what he contributes to mankind and how noble the goals toward which he strives. Longevity is good . . . but longevity is not all-important.” King paraphrased this sentiment many times in his career, perhaps most poignantly in his speech in Memphis the night before his death. King also discovered three mediating influences who, like Mays, appreciated a good theological argument and, like King Sr., sat astride enormous urban congregations. These influences were William Holmes Borders, Sandy Ray, and Gardner C. Taylor.

Intelligence Plus Character

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Duckworth ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Martin Luther ◽  
College Men ◽  
College Campus ◽  
The Real ◽  
Common Mistake ◽  
Purpose Of Education ◽  
Morehouse College ◽  
Campus Newspaper ◽  
Martin Luther King

When you walk into the Character Lab office, the very first thing you'll see are the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” The quote comes from an essay King published in the Morehouse College campus newspaper around his 18th birthday. King opens his argument with an observation: “I too often find that most college men have a misconception of the purpose of education.” A common mistake, he says, is in seeing only one of two aims. The more obvious goal of education is “to become more efficient,” particularly in “thinking logically and scientifically.” Today, we might say we send our kids to school to become critical thinkers. “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.” Another—perhaps less obvious—goal is to cultivate character: “But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society,” King wrote. “The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.”

scholarly journals Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Custodian of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: “Until Further Notice”

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-166
Author(s):  
Loretta Parham
Keyword(s):  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Martin Luther ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
University Of Georgia ◽  
University Center ◽  
Morehouse College ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Martin Luther King ◽  
E Mail

On June 23, 2006, the American Library Association was holding its Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first major conference to return to the city post Hurricane Katrina. My scheduled visit of four days was abruptly cut short as a result of two communications: a call from Walter Massey, President of More-house College in Atlanta, Georgia, and an e-mail from William Potter, Dean of the University of Georgia Libraries. By the time the day was over, I learned that a collection of manuscripts and books documenting many of the writings, speeches, and notes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. . . .

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