A Gift of Love, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Gift of Love, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A Gift of Love
Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings

Author: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock

Narrator: JD Jackson

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/09/2018

Synopsis

The classic collection of sixteen sermons preached and compiled by Dr. King

As Dr. King prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for Strength to Love, a volume of his best-known homilies. King had begun working on the sermons during a fortnight in jail in July 1962. Having been arrested for holding a prayer vigil outside Albany City Hall, King and Ralph Abernathy shared a jail cell for fifteen days that was, according to King, ’’dirty, filthy, and ill-equipped’’ and “the worse I have ever seen.” While behind bars, he spent uninterrupted time preparing the drafts for classic sermons such as “Loving Your Enemies,” “Love in Action,” and “Shattered Dreams,” and continued to work on the volume after his release.

A Gift of Love includes these classic sermons, along with two new preachings. Collectively they present King’s fusion of Christian teachings and social consciousness, and promote his prescient vision of love as a social and political force for change.

A King Legacy Series Book

About The Author

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and architect of the nonviolent civil rights movement, was among the twentieth century’s most influential figures. In 1954, Dr. King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, and 1960, he joined his father as copastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. One of the greatest orators in US history, King was the author of several books, including Stride Toward Freedom, The Trumpet of Conscience, Why We Can’t Wait, and Where Do We Go from Here.Coretta Scott King (1927–2006), the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., was an American author and human rights activist. She helped lead the civil rights movement after King’s assassination, carrying the message of nonviolence and the dream of a beloved community to many countries, and spearheading coalitions and foundations.The Reverend Dr. Raphael G. Warnock is senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spiritual home of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on April 21, 2021

Martin Luther King’s words were powerful and heroic. Despite the hatred that was thrown at him, he only had love to give in response. And that bespeaks the moral integrity of such a man. King could have rallied his followers to a more aggressive approach, though he never stooped so low. He knew that......more

Goodreads review by Fern on October 17, 2024

Sometimes five stars is not enough for one book, this was one of those books. Inspiring, thought provoking, well argued and written I don’t think it would be possible to get to the end of this book and not make a conscious decision to strive to be a better person. “I can never be what I ought to be......more

Goodreads review by Raymond on March 10, 2018

This book was really good. It is a collection of sermons from his book Strength to Love 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 favor......more

Goodreads review by Benedict on May 18, 2023

Soul-stirring sermons. Made me want to jump up from my seat and clap my hands singing “Glory hallelujah.” But on a real note, a wellspring of deep wisdom gleaned from the daily struggle of love. We do not get to choose the suffering that comes our way, but we get to choose how we bear it. In MLK we......more

Goodreads review by Josie on August 22, 2021

I’ve heard Martin Luther King Jr’s famous ‘I have a dream’ speech many times but the sermons included in this book pushed the boundaries for me in seeing his talent as a writer, preacher, and speaker. I loved his references to other philosophical and poetic ideas, including Shakespeare and Tillich.......more

Quotes

“If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter. I won’t have any money to leave behind. I won’t have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. . . . Yes, Jesus, I want to be on your right or your left side, not for any selfish reason. I want to be on your right or your left side, not in terms of some political kingdom or ambition. But I just want to be there in love and in justice and in truth and in commitment to others, so that we can make of this old world a new world.”
—From “The Drum Major Instinct”

“But be ye assured that we will wear you down by our capacity to suffer. One day we shall win freedom, but not only for ourselves. We shall so appeal to your heart and conscience that we shall win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory.”
—From “Loving Your Enemies”

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