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Theologian of Action: Reflecting on Dr. King to Strategize for the Future

February 7, 2025 David Justice

Despite the great amount of evil in the world, which seems to be on the rise at present, I believe we still have reason to hope for God’s redemption of the world. However, the hope I speak of is not … Continue reading Theologian of Action: Reflecting on Dr. King to Strategize for the Future

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The Foundation of Hope: The God Who Makes All Things New

December 9, 2024 David Justice

The final Christmas sermon Dr. King gave begins: “This Christmas season finds us a rather bewildered human race. We have neither peace within nor peace without. Everywhere, paralyzing fears harrow people by day and haunt them by night. Our world … Continue reading The Foundation of Hope: The God Who Makes All Things New

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Hope for the Future: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Tradition of the Jeremiad

October 8, 2024 David Justice

It is perhaps not well known, but the Sunday after Dr. King was assassinated, he planned to give a sermon entitled “Why America May Go to Hell.” In this sermon, he states that “America is going to hell if we … Continue reading Hope for the Future: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Tradition of the Jeremiad

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The Gift of the Other

September 9, 2024 David Justice

In the speech quoted above, Dr. King draws out the logical end of racism. If one believes that another race of people is made inferior, the conclusion one ultimately reaches is that they ought to be eliminated. And, though he … Continue reading The Gift of the Other

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In Order to Get Practical, We Need Utopian Thinking

July 8, 2024 David Justice

“If we are wrong, God Almighty is wrong. If we are wrong, Jesus of Nazareth was merely a utopian dreamer that never came down to earth.” – Martin Luther King Jr., “MIA Mass Meeting” “My best thinking got me here.” … Continue reading In Order to Get Practical, We Need Utopian Thinking

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Wasn’t the Revolution Televised?

June 8, 2024 David Justice

When many Americans remember the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, they call to mind televised moments. The brutality of “Bloody Sunday” during the Selma protests. Dr. King standing in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial delivering his … Continue reading Wasn’t the Revolution Televised?

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Never to Leave Me Alone: Resilience, Clarity, and Doubt in MLK

May 8, 2024 David Justice

“Walk with [God] this morning and believe in him and do what is right and he’ll be with you even until the consummation of the ages. Yes, I’ve seen the lightning flash, I’ve heard the thunder roll, I’ve felt sin’s … Continue reading Never to Leave Me Alone: Resilience, Clarity, and Doubt in MLK

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