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Martin Luther King: Boston University
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In September of 1951, Martin Luther King began doctoral studies in Systematic Theology at Boston University. He ... studied at Harvard University. His dissertation, "A Comparison of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Wieman," was completed in 1955, and the Ph.D. degree from Boston, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology, was awarded on June 5, 1955.
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Martin Luther King grew up in Atlanta, Georgia; therefore he saw the afflictions caused by a society separated by race. He desperately wanted to see a change. His educational preparation was coincidental to the awesome task before him, but it served him well in his role as a spokesperson and articulator of the injustices forced upon African-Americans. In his leadership capacity, King, the Boston University PhD in Systematic Theology, was searching to answers to this dilemma. He could see the complacency, but he could ... see the violent outcome of this situation. He consumed and consulted the views of the world's philosophers, theologians, social, and moralistic thinkers as he contemplated the outcome of this racial cauldron.
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In Boston, King met Coretta Scott, whom he married on June 18, 1953. Four children were born to them. King became minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., in 1954. He became active with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Alabama Council on Human Relations.
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While in Boston, King met Coretta Scott, a music student and native of Alabama. They were married in 1953 and would have four children. In 1954 King accepted his first pastorate at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, a church with a well-educated congregation that had recently been led by a minister who had protested against segregation.
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The readers of King's dissertation, L. Harold DeWolf and S. Paul Schilling, a professor of systematic theology who had recently arrived at Boston University, failed to notice King's problematic use of sources. After reading a draft of the dissertation, DeWolf criticized him for failing to make explicit "presuppositions and norms employed in the critical evaluation," but his comments were largely positive. He commended King for his handling of a "difficult" topic "with broad learning, impressive ability and convincing mastery of the works immediately involved." Schilling found two problems with King's citation practices while reading the draft, but dismissed these as anomalous and praised the dissertation in his Second Reader's report . . .
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Case Western Reserve University is planning a weeklong celebration around the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in January, 2008. Schools, academic departments and student organizations have prepared a variety of programs and activities to honor the memory and spirit of Dr. King throughout the week of January 21, 2008.
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