Course objectives include:

1. Comprehending Martin Luther King, Jr.'s role in and impact 
on the Civil Rights Movement;
2. Understanding King's role in and impact on religion, 
especially in the U.S.;
3. Examining the role that religion played in the personal life 
of King;
4. Investigating religious influences on the formation of 
King's social, political, and economic thought and activities;
5. Examining the social, political, and economic influences and 
factors on King's religious thought and practices;
6. Comparing briefly King's approach to religion and civil 
rights with a selected number of white and religious leaders 
during the Civil Rights Era;
7. Posing questions regarding the continued interaction between 
religion and quests for social reform as it relates to King's 
legacy, especially in the U.S.

I. Course Introduction: Methodology, Philosophy, Significance
II. Race and Religion in the Background and Youth of King
III. Intellectual and Theological Factors Shaping King's 
Thoughts and Actions
IV. The Role of Religion in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
V. Segregation and Integration as Religious Issues
VI. King's Religious Views regarding Poverty and Economic 
Injustice
VII. King's Religious Views regarding Issues of War and Peace
VIII. King, Ecumenism, and Non-Christian Religions
IX. King, Black Nationalism, and the Roots of Black Theology
X. King's Thoughts and Actions Pertaining to the Worldwide 
Quest for Justice and Freedom
XI. King's Religion and Issues of Gender, Sexuality, and Other 
Socio-Political Matters
XII. Assessing the Long-Range Significance of the Civil Rights 
Movement, King's Religion, and Their Interaction