Martin Luther King, Jr. expresses pure genius in this collective volume of sermons. All of these sermons were preached during or after the bus protest in Montgomery, AL, and have drawn a number of illustrations from the Civil Rights movement. King’s courage and zeal to confirm that judgment and hate on any race causes social and spiritual conflict. He declares freedom from the mountaintops of injustice. His words paint the racial picture that humanity should be colorblind.
If one tries to highlight this read, he/she should be prepared to highlight the entire book. The pages glisten of pink and yellow colors of the highlighter. King’s topics include, but are not limited to love, peace, violence, and race.
Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by creating many more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace (14).
He creates a synthesis of love and justice, which is the nature and character of God. King knew and recognized that social justice would not come overnight, yet he worked as though it is an impending possibility.
But we are gravely mistaken to think that Christianity protects us from the pain and agony of mortal existence. Christianity has always insisted that the cross we bear precedes the crown we wear (25).
Occasionally one finds a book that brings change and truth; however, rarely does he find a book that brings a revelation of the heart. This book has the power to stimulate the hardest mind. It has the capacity to challenge the warmth of economic security and participate actively and courageously in social justice movements today. I rate this book a 10/10! There are too many quotes to write down, therefore I advise you to buy a used copy today and start highlighting the entire book.
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