The Power of the Future: Prophetic Politics Between Political Crises and Civil Rights
This paper examines the political life of Malcolm X in the context of the Black Prophetic Tradition. By exploring historical, literary, and theological considerations of political violence and divine warnings, “Catch on Fire” evaluates Malcolm X’s legacy as one of the iconic figures within more cont...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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| In: |
Political theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 142-150 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
X, Malcolm 1925-1965
/ USA
/ Civil rights movement
/ Prophecy
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| RelBib Classification: | KBQ North America ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
black political theology
B black political thought B Race B racial politics B Malcolm X B Black nationalism |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | This paper examines the political life of Malcolm X in the context of the Black Prophetic Tradition. By exploring historical, literary, and theological considerations of political violence and divine warnings, “Catch on Fire” evaluates Malcolm X’s legacy as one of the iconic figures within more contemporary prophetic politics. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2020.1726589 |



