Abstract
This paper studies Marin Luther King, Jr.’s and Desmond Tutu’s strivings for justice and reconciliation as the leaders of movements against white racist systems in the US and South Africa. Despite their differences in terms of nationality, age, religious denomination, and geography, the paper demonstrates how King’s and Tutu’s quests were grounded in the distinctive communal ethics informed by their Christian faith and their shared spiritual heritage as African peoples, which emphasize community, the ubiquity of religion, the moral order of the universe, and hopefulness. Contrasting their communal approach to a secular rational ethical approach to justice and peace, the paper explores their ongoing moral relevance in the globalizing world.
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Lee, Hak Joon
(2022)
"Martin Luther King, Jr., Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and the Quest for Justice and Reconciliation,"
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and the Quest for Justice and Reconciliation
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Hak Joon Lee, Fuller Theological Seminary
Abstract
This paper studies Marin Luther King, Jr.’s and Desmond Tutu’s strivings for justice and reconciliation as the leaders of movements against white racist systems in the US and South Africa. Despite their differences in terms of nationality, age, religious denomination, and geography, the paper demonstrates how King’s and Tutu’s quests were grounded in the distinctive communal ethics informed by their Christian faith and their shared spiritual heritage as African peoples, which emphasize community, the ubiquity of religion, the moral order of the universe, and hopefulness. Contrasting their communal approach to a secular rational ethical approach to justice and peace, the paper explores their ongoing moral relevance in the globalizing world.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Hak Joon (2022) "Martin Luther King, Jr., Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and the Quest for Justice and Reconciliation," The Journal of Social Encounters: Vol. 6: Iss. 2, 15-25.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/social_encounters/vol6/iss2/4
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