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A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings by Raphael G. Warnock, Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King

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rosekk's review against another edition

4.0

Since I'm not religious, and most of my exposure to religious belief these days is quite negative, it was nice to be reminded of how religion can be a force for good in the world. Mr. King has not converted me (I was not convinced by his arguments relating to the problem of evil), but he has reminded that there's more to the church and it's adherents than I commonly see.

His writing on political issues (mostly civil rights and the cold war) were more persuasive. Funny in places, and always well worded, his writing on these was engaging and hard to disbelieve.

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

3.75

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5.0

Phenomenal wonder!!!!

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4.0

This book was really good. It is a collection of sermons from his book [b:Strength to Love|52101|Strength to Love|Martin Luther King Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388620769s/52101.jpg|50833] plus two more that the King Estate added. Dr. King had such a way with words. He was so smart and full of wisdom. I wish there were more nationally known preachers like him in our current moment.

Some of my favorite lines from his sermon "Love In Action":

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a permanent attitude.

Only goodness can drive out evil and only love can conquer hate.

Intellectual blindness is a dilemma which man inflicts upon himself by his tragic misuse of freedom and his failure to use his mind to its fullest capacity.