Revolution of Conscience: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Philosophy of Nonviolence

by Greg Moses

Martin Luther King, Jr., has been widely studied as a preacher, an activist, and an orator, but rarely as an intellectual. This groundbreaking book situates King as one of the most important social and political philosophers of our time, arguing that King's systematic logic of nonviolence is at the same time radically new and deeply rooted in African American intellectual history. Presenting a comprehensive genealogy of King's thought, Moses traces the influence of key African American thinkers and shows how King's concepts of equality, structure, direct action, love, and justice can be seen as strands of a coherent philosophical whole.
 

254 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1941

Reviews

[LT · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book changed my heart and my mind. It is an in-depth examination of King's philosophy and it was very transformative for me. A good guide for reading his speeches and books. Read it!

[Jbondandrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always an interesting book about Martin Luther King Jr. With each book one develops a fuller picture as to the kind of man Martin Luther King Jr. was.