The Measure of a ManChristian Education Press, 1959 - 34 pages Why nonviolence matters Eloquent and passionate, reasoned and sensitive, this pair of meditations by the revered civil-rights leader contains the theological roots of his political and social philosophy of nonviolent activism. |
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... Lord , make me pure , but not yet . " There is something within all of us that causes us to affirm with the apostle Paul , " The good that I would , I do not ; and the evil that I would not , I do . " And so in a real sense the " isness ...
... Lord , make me pure , but not yet . " There is something within all of us that causes us to affirm with the apostle Paul , " The good that I would , I do not ; and the evil that I would not , I do . " And so in a real sense the " isness ...
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Martin Luther King (Jr.) like crying with the Pharisee , “ Lord , I thank thee that I am not like other men , " but I find myself crying out , " Lord , be merciful unto me , a sinner . " We are sinners in need of God's divine grace ...
Martin Luther King (Jr.) like crying with the Pharisee , “ Lord , I thank thee that I am not like other men , " but I find myself crying out , " Lord , be merciful unto me , a sinner . " We are sinners in need of God's divine grace ...
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... Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy soul and all thy mind . " This is the height of life . And when you do this you live the complete life . Thank God for John who , centuries ago , caught a vision of the new Jeru- salem . God ...
... Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy soul and all thy mind . " This is the height of life . And when you do this you live the complete life . Thank God for John who , centuries ago , caught a vision of the new Jeru- salem . God ...
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