{"product_id":"a-gift-of-love-sermons-from-strength-to-love-and-other-preachings-9780807000632","title":"A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA landmark collection of Martin Luther King Jr.'s best known homilies and sermons--with selections from \u003ci\u003eStrength to Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Dr. King prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for \u003ci\u003eStrength to Love\u003c\/i\u003e, a volume of his most best-known homilies. King had begun working on the sermons during a fortnight in jail in July 1962. While behind bars, he spent uninterrupted time preparing the drafts for works such as \"Loving Your Enemies\" and \"Shattered Dreams,\" and he continued to edit the volume after his release. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFull Sermon List: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart\u003cbr\u003e - Transformed Nonconformist\u003cbr\u003e - On Being a Good Neighbor\u003cbr\u003e - Love in action\u003cbr\u003e - Loving Your Enemies\u003cbr\u003e - A Knock at Midnight\u003cbr\u003e - The Man Who Was a Fool\u003cbr\u003e - The Death of Evil Upon the Seashore\u003cbr\u003e - Shattered Dreams\u003cbr\u003e - Our God is Able\u003cbr\u003e - Antidotes for Fear\u003cbr\u003e - The Answer to a Perplexing Question\u003cbr\u003e - Paul's Letter to American Christians\u003cbr\u003e - Pilgrimage to nonviolence\u003cbr\u003e - The Drum Major Instinct\u003cbr\u003e - The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Gift of Love\u003c\/i\u003e includes most of the classic sermons from \u003ci\u003eStrength to Love\u003c\/i\u003e, along with 2 new sermons. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-1968), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and architect of the nonviolent civil rights movement, was among the twentieth century's most influential figures. One of the greatest orators in U.S. history, his speeches, sermons, and writings are inspirational and timeless. Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King \u003c\/b\u003e(1927-2006), the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., was an American author and human rights activist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Reverend Dr. Raphael G. Warnock \u003c\/b\u003eis senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spiritual home of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474750603538,"sku":"9780807000632","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8558da84-8414-4820-81b3-59971a42e6c5.jpg?v=1752579354","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-gift-of-love-sermons-from-strength-to-love-and-other-preachings-9780807000632","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}