WATCH: God in America EPISODE FIVE The Soul of a Nation https://www.pbs.org/godi

WATCH: God in America EPISODE FIVE The Soul of a Nation https://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/ Guide for https://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/study-guide/five.html QUESTIONS FOR EPISODE FIVE “Throughout American history the main story we’ve gravitated toward has been the Exodus story,” says Professor Stephen Prothero. What are the themes of the Exodus story, and where do you see them played out in the history of America and in the episodes of God in America? A commitment to religiously rooted nonviolence was arguably the civil rights movement’s most powerful tool for social reform. What became of nonviolent change after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., and why do nonviolent strategies seem to have disappeared? The life, death and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., says Andrew Young, “point to the fact that this is a religious universe.” What do you think he means by this? What is he saying about the significance of religion for the civil rights movement? How did the civil rights movement demonstrate the public power of religion in America?

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