The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Theology, Doctrinal
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MLK - Notes on "Highest Value"These handwritten notes of Dr. King's focus on the concept of "highest value" in its various iterations. |
MLK's Doctoral Dissertation Abstract: A Comparison of the Conceptions of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman |
MonarchianismDr. King defines the doctrine monarchianism as "a doctrine stressing the unity of the Godhead as against the ultimately prevailing tendency to affirm personal distinctions within the Godhead." |
Notecard Regarding Semi-PelagianismDr. King writes notes regarding Semi-Pelagianism, which is "a movement in Christian theology which attempted to find a middle ground between the extreme doctrine of total depravity and predestination." |
NumbersDr. King records class notes from the biblical Book of Numbers regarding ethics, knowledge, and sin. |
Original SinFrom "The Epistle of the Romans," Dr. King records Karl Barth's observations regarding original sin, which are compared to views of the Bible, Saint Augustine and the Reformers. |
Pilgrimage to NonviolenceDr. King's essay "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence" provides a replete account of the thinkers, ideas and sentiments responsible for his pledge to nonviolence. |
Right & WrongDr. King quotes James Martineau’s “Types of Ethical Theory, Volume II.” |
Ritschl and Schleiermacher on MethodDr. King sketches his view of methodologies employed by German theologians Friedrich Schleiermacher and Albrecht Ritschl. |
SabellianismDr. King defines "Sabellianism" as the concept of acknowledging God as one entity with three modes. |
Schleiermacher and the BibleDr. King references a quote from Friedrich Schleiermacher regarding the relationship between religion and sacred texts. |
Science and ReligionDr. King wrote this essay while enrolled at Crozer Theological Seminary, circa 1948-1951. The thrust of Dr. King's stance is that "there never was a conflict between religion and science as such." |
Sermon Notes: Christianity ExploredDr. King discusses the various concepts of the religious body of Christianity. He specifically highlights the Christian perspective in relation to life, the Kingdom of God on Earth, and Jesus Christ. |
SinDr. King provides insight on the "secret of sin." |
Term Paper NotesDuring Dr. King's matriculation through Crozer Theological Seminary, he writes a term paper that contains results of a historical study on Mesopotamia and Egypt. |
The Dimensions of a Complete LifeDr. King's speech at Cornell University cites the new and complete city of God described in the Book of Revelation to propose that life at its best is complete in three dimensions. He states that a complete or three-dimensional life includes an inward concern for one's personal ends, an outward commitment to the welfare of others, and an upward connection with God. |
The Nationalism of EzraThis note card outlines Ezra views on "mixed marriages." |
The Secular in Relation to the HolyDr. King quotes theologian and philosopher Paul Tillich's "Systematic Theology." Dr. King's doctoral degree is in systematic theology from Boston University and his dissertation is on Paul Tillich. According to Tillich, secular and holy correlate and cannot act separately. Tillich states, "The holy embraces itself and the secular." |
The Servant of JehovahDr. King writes that Isaiah 41:1-6 seems to describe the servant of the Lord as the personification of Israel, whose task is to bring peace and prosperity to Israel and knowledge of Him to the entire world. |
The True Nature of ReligionDr. King discusses the true nature of religion as both an inward and outward experience. The subject "He" is unidentified. |
Trent, Canons and Decrees of the Council ofDr. King records some thoughts on the Decrees of the Council of Trent regarding the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation. |