Research Catalog

Title

Jackie Robinson : a spiritual biography : the faith of a boundary-breaking hero / Michael G. Long and Chris Lamb.

Author

Long, Michael G.

Publication

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2017]

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Lamb, Chris, 1958-

Description

ix, 206 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Jackie Robinson believed in a God who sides with the oppressed and who calls us to see one another as sisters and brothers. This faith was a powerful but quiet engine that drove and sustained him as he shattered racial barriers on and beyond the baseball diamond. Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography explores the faith that, Robinson said, carried him through the torment and abuse he suffered for integrating the major leagues and drove him to get involved in the civil rights movement. Marked by sacrifice and service, inclusiveness and hope, Robinson s faith shaped not only his character but also baseball and America itself." --

Subject

• Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
• Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 > Religion
• 1900-1999
• African American baseball players > Biography
• Discrimination in sports > United States > History > 20th century
• African American baseball players
• Discrimination in sports
• Race relations
• Religion
• United States > History > 20th century
• United States

Genre/Form

• Biographies
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Part 1. The exodus. "I put my trust in God and moved" : the active faith of Mallie Robinson -- "To seek to help others" : the spiritual influence of Karl Downs -- "You are a child of God" : refusing the back of the bus.
• Part 2. A boundary-breaking faith. "I have kept my promise" : Branch Rickey and the push for integration -- "God has been good to us today" : integrating the minors -- "I get down on my knees and pray" : integrating Major League Baseball.
• Part 3. Fighting for freedom. "Hoeing with God" : an impatient faith -- "Do you know what God did?" : for King, against Malcolm -- "The good Lord has showered blessings on me and this country" : from Freedom National Bank to Vietnam -- "I guess the good Lord has a job for me" : heading home.

ISBN

• 9780664262037
• 0664262031

LCCN

^^2016052017

OCLC

• 958795947
• SCSB-12020003

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library