Combative Spirituality and the Life of Benjamin E. Mays
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4789241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Preskill (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 404-416 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-4962 • E-ISSN: 1529-1456 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/bio.2010.0677 |
| OpenAlex | W2089800106 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Using Cornel West's concept of combative spirituality, the author recounts incidents from the life of educator and civil rights activist Benjamin E. Mays. Emboldened by the support and confidence he derived from his family and community, Mays devoted his life to challenging racism wherever he encountered it. As president of Morehouse College, Mays influenced many civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., and helped to establish the climate for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The essay concludes with the suggestion that the leadership exerted by Mays is the type needed today to address our most pressing social problems
Civil rights · Environmental ethics · Political science · Racism · Sociology · Spirituality · Zea mays · Law · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |