Dr. Paul Mendes-Flohr - "Two Modern Prophets"

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Rhodes College's Communities in Conversation series presented the lecture "Two Modern Prophets: Martin Luther King and Martin Buber" by Dr. Paul Mendes-Flohr on Jan. 19, 2012. A leading scholar of modern Jewish thought, Mendes-Flohr teaches at the Divinity School at University of Chicago and co-taught for many years at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The lecture was held to celebrate MLK Day. Martin Buber (1878-1965) and Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) shared an unyielding commitment to social justice and the pursuit of peace. This lecture reflected on the theological convergence of these two towering figures of twentieth century religious thought in Israel and in America. The post-lecture session was led by Dr. Luther D. Ivory, associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes and author of Toward a Theology of Radical Involvement: The Theological Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

11:00 Introduction of the speaker concludes
15:00 Opening remarks introducing topic
20:00 Martin Luther and MLK
29:50 Quotes from MLK
32:50 Insight of relation between prophets
45:00 Q&A begins