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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... evil , almost inher- ently depraved , and the soul could never reach its full maturity until it broke loose from the prison of the body . This is not Christian doctrine , for Christianity does not see 4 THE MEASURE OF A MAN.
... evil , almost inher- ently depraved , and the soul could never reach its full maturity until it broke loose from the prison of the body . This is not Christian doctrine , for Christianity does not see 4 THE MEASURE OF A MAN.
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... evil ; it says the will is the principle of evil . So the body in Christianity is sacred and significant . That means in any doc- trine of man that we must be concerned with man's physical well - being . It may be true that man cannot ...
... evil ; it says the will is the principle of evil . So the body in Christianity is sacred and significant . That means in any doc- trine of man that we must be concerned with man's physical well - being . It may be true that man cannot ...
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... evil that I would not , I do . " And so in a real sense the " isness " of our present nature is out of harmony with the eter- nal " oughtness " that forever confronts us . We know how to love , and yet we hate . We take the precious ...
... evil that I would not , I do . " And so in a real sense the " isness " of our present nature is out of harmony with the eter- nal " oughtness " that forever confronts us . We know how to love , and yet we hate . We take the precious ...
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