The courage to dream : on rights, values and freedom / by Vincent Harding, and Daisaku Ikeda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harding, Vincent, author.

Ikeda, Daisaku, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

King, Martin Luther.

Civil rights--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Civil rights.

Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Liberty--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Liberty.

Liberty--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Minorities--Civil rights.

Minorities.

Minorities--Political activity.

Values--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Values.

Values--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"'I have a dream' declared Martin Luther King in 1967. Those words, which echoed round the world, soon became immortal. King gave his life in the cause of eradicating racism, eliminating poverty and resolutely opposing all forms of war and violence. This dialogue brings together two figures who likewise have striven in all their activities to promote peace and fight discrimination: one a Christian theologian, historian and nonviolent activist who knew King personally and who moved in 1958 from Chicago to the American South to participate in the nascent struggle for civil rights; the other a foremost Buddhist leader who has been inspired in his own thinking by King's example. Vincent Harding and Daisaku Ikeda here bring the wisdom of their respective traditions and experiences to reflect on the personal cost of fighting for justice, and the courage that that entails. Their conversations range widely, across issues which include war and violence, the continuing blight in America of institutionalized racism, the need to overcome global disparities of wealth and the consequent dangers of materialism and consumerism."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Author bio; Endorsements; Title page; Copyright information; Contents ; Frontispiece; Dedication; Preface by Daisaku Ikeda ; Preface by Vincent Harding ; 1 A More Perfect Union ; More Than Commander in Chief ; Colourization of the Country ; 2 A Brilliant Test of Human Nature ; A First Step ; Sharing Our Stories

3 The Coming of the New America A Sense of Shared Identity ; Life Depends on Community ; 4 Extraordinary Character ; Humour's Essential Role ; The Dimensions of Courage ; 5 On Encouragement ; The Living Model of Our Own Lives ; The Leader As Peacemaker ; 6 Influential Encounters

What's the Purpose of Education? Awakening the Adversary ; 7 The Expansion of Democracy ; An Exchange of Energy ; Rejecting Revenge ; 8 When Youth Took the Lead ; New Ways of Living ; Songs of Liberation and Solidarity ; 9 The Pivotal Struggle in Birmingham

Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere The Fearlessness of Youth ; 10 The March on Washington ; The Joy of Awakening to Our Infinite Potential ; Life, Death and Poetry ; 11 Beyond Vietnam ; The Poor Fighting the Poor ; Silence Is Betrayal ; 12 A Revolution of Values

Too Young To Die A Life of Service ; 13 Non-violent Acts of Courage ; Learning To Listen ; A Leadership Revolution ; 14 Carrying the Legacy Forward ; Limited or Unlimited? ; We Are Them, They Are Us ; Women Achieving Their Full Potential ; 15 Start With a Dream

Democratic Citizenship

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780755624508

0755624505

9780857729736

085772973X

9780857727749

0857727745

OCLC:

956648475