A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches - Couverture souple

King Jr., Dr. Martin Luther

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060646918 ISBN 13 : 9780060646912

Editeur : HarperOne, 2003

Synopsis

“This is one of those books you can pick up and begin anywhere. There is so much gold here.” — Marianne Williamson, author of Return to Love

Timeless, legendary, and urgently necessary: The only major one-volume collection of Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings, speeches, interviews, and autobiographical reflections

This comprehensive and renowned volume takes readers inside the mind of one of the most important civil rights and religious figures of all time: Martin Luther King Jr. With precision and passion, A Testament of Hope explores this leader’s thoughts on non-violence, social policy, integration, black nationalism, the ethics of love and hope, and so much more.

Offering both a call to action and a profound sense of comfort, A Testament of Hope inspires us to keep fighting for radical change and combating the racial inequalities that still plague our society today. Through deep love and compassion, this beloved activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient paves a new way forward through his signature persuasion and unparalleled humility. Included in this five-part volume are 57 selections from Dr. King’s entire catalog of speeches, sermons, essays, and interviews. Including:

·      “Love, Law, and Civil Disobedience” (1961) and “Hammer on Civil Rights” (1964)

·      “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” (1963) and “A Time to Break Silence” (1967)

·      “A Christmas Sermon on Peace” (1967) and the plethora of ways religion impacted the way King led, and peacefully resisted

·      Considerable excerpts from each of King's own five published books: Stride Toward Freedom, The Strength to Love, Why We Can't Wait, Where Do We Go from Here, and The Trumpet of Conscience.

King’s legacy brilliantly lives on across these pages, allowing us—and generations to come—a chance fully comprehend one man’s prophetic ideals on peace and justice. Collectively, we can change the world. This pertinent, powerful book shows us how.

“We've got some difficult days ahead, but it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop…And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), civil rights leader and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, inspired and sustained the struggle for freedom, nonviolence, interracial brotherhood, and social justice.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

"We've got some difficult days ahead," civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. "But it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop. . . . And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land."

These prohetic words, uttered the day before his assassination, challenged those he left behind to see that his "promised land" of racial equality became a reality; a reality to which King devoted the last twelve years of his life.

These words and other are commemorated here in the only major one-volume collection of this seminal twentieth-century American prophet's writings, speeches, interviews, and autobiographical reflections. A Testament of Hope contains Martin Luther King, Jr.'s essential thoughts on nonviolence, social policy, integration, black nationalism, the ethics of love and hope, and more.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperOne
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060646918
• ISBN 13: 9780060646912
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 736
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible