Strength to Love

Book by Martin Luther King
First edition (publ. Harper & Row)

Strength to Love is a book by Martin Luther King Jr. It was published in 1963 as a collection of his sermons primarily on the topic of racial segregation in the United States and with a heavy emphasis on permanent religious values.

Major themes

King's writings reflect his deep understanding for the need of agape, a love that is aimed towards ensuring the well-being of others. King believed in a better world, but in order to attain his vision we must first face our fears and then master these fears through courage, love, and faith. He preached of courage that all Christians should show in their nonviolent stand against segregation, he believed that all people could possess this strength and courage for we are all made in the image of God. This courage is the strength to hope for better days, the strength to have faith in the Lord, and most of all the strength to love all of God's children no matter their skin color.[1]

Sources

  • The Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute (8 July 2017). "Strength to Love". Martin Luther King, Jr., Encyclopedia (updated for digital publication). Stanford University. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

References

  1. ^ "Strength to Love". Stanford. Retrieved 2019-12-04.

External links

  • ISBN 0800614410
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Speeches, writings, movements, and protests
Speeches
Writings
  • Stride Toward Freedom (1958)
  • "What Is Man?" (1959)
  • "Second Emancipation Proclamation"
  • Strength to Love (1963)
  • "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963)
  • Why We Can't Wait (1964)
  • Conscience for Change (1967)
  • Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (1967)
Movements
and protests
People
Family
Other
leaders
Media
Film
  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970 documentary)
  • Our Friend, Martin (1999 animated)
  • Boycott (2001 film)
  • The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 (2008 documentary)
  • Selma (2014 film)
  • All the Way (2016 film)
  • King in the Wilderness (2018 documentary)
  • MLK/FBI (2020 documentary)
  • Rustin (2023 film)
Television
Plays
  • The Meeting (1987)
  • The Mountaintop (2009)
  • I Dream (2010)
  • All the Way (2012)
Illustrated
Music
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