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.
Excellent book Good content to get introduced to the great and revolutionary ideas of one of the greatest leaders of century.
Thoughts Beyond Measure This pocket-style book written in 1959 contains two short inspirational, philosophical and theological thoughts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King begins his introspection by revealing his answer to the question, What is Man? He follows this with his thoughts on the three dimensions of a complete life: length, breadth and height. Naturally, both points are deeply rooted in theology but you feel as if each is just a brief introduction to a much larger context.
not so good i have the greatest respect for Dr. King. i expected this book to take a philosophical view towards measuring a man--- a philosophical view that emphasizes more on a certain methodism that values reason over passion. now, i understand Dr. King is a preacher and strongly believes in christianity. this book is a sermon. therefore, as someone who accepts christianity but not really endorses it to visit the church every sunday, i wouldn't have bought this book if i knew what perspective it would take. so this book is an excellent measure of a man, but it would be more preferable if it takes a different central figure other than God to measure a man. at least to me. its a very thin book by the way, more like a long essay.
Small and Handy Small and slim, fits in the back of pants pockets just fine.
About 50-pages, with 10 or so pages in the middle solely having various photographs of King and followers.
I read it in about 15mins, taking my time.
Buy it used for the best deal. Paying full price for something so small that could probably be downloaded off the internet seems a bit much.
It is very thought-provoking, as all of King's work, and is worth reading. Would make a great gift for anyone.
I recommend "A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr." for a more complete work of Dr. King.
To give this as a gift to every young man... This is an excellent and treasurable little gift book to give to young people. While simple and humble at first glance, it gives some deep truths about life and how we can live responsibly. I've given copies of this to others, hoping that somewhere along their path in life they might open it and find just what they need to make good and true decisions in their lives and dealings with others. I hope it will never go out of print!
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