Abstract
This chapter treats images of the white church in the thinking of Martin Luther King, Jr. King’s early attempts to reconcile the Christian love ethic with the segregated practices he witnessed as a boy in white churches in the South is covered. Also, attention is devoted to King’s prophetic critique of the biblicism, theology, and ethics of the white church, and to his effort to move that institution toward renewal, revitalization, and cooperative relationships and ventures with black churches. King’s conflicts with white fundamentalists like Bob Jones, Jr., and evangelicals like Billy Graham are highlighted, and the chapter ends with some discussion of King’s work with liberal white churchpersons in the civil rights and human rights fields.
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