The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Note Cards
Education was essential in the development of the mind of Martin Luther King, Jr. From his matriculation at Morehouse College through his doctoral studies at Boston University, Dr. King took notes on various subjects and referenced some of the most important philosophers of all time. The note cards shown in this section give you a glimpse into the molding of one of the world’s most brilliant thinkers and orators. Religion, natural law, metaphysics and the meaning of wisdom are just a few of the topics highlighted. These subjects and many more helped Dr. King’s capacity to expand his intellectual and spiritual capacity three dimensionally.
Actual Occasions
Dr. King quotes philosopher Alfred North Whitehead's "Religion in the Making." He interprets the phases in events and how such events are perceived.
Class Notes: Deuteronomy
Dr. King discusses the theological concepts of God, man, sin, individual ethics, and social ethics. He also outlines the history of the Biblical book, Deuteronomy.
Forgiveness
Dr. King gives examples of what it means to forgive. Among other definitions, forgiveness means "that the past is overlooked" and that there is "a renewal of higher fellowship."
Day of the Lord
Dr. King writes about the "Day of the Lord," as mentioned in the Old Testament book, Zephaniah.
Ritschl and Schleiermacher
Dr. King compares the thoughts of German theologian's Friedrich Schleiermacher and Albrecht Ritschl.
Ferm, Vergilius (ed)
New York (NY)
Dr. King cites a book written by Vergilius Ferm that discusses theology in America.
Christianity
Dr. King writes about the concept of Christianity.
Naturalism (Its Losing of the Individual)
Dr. King quotes Reinhold Niebuhr's "The Nature and Destiny of Man."
Man (Hamlet)
Dr. King quotes from the Shakespearean play.
The Sickness of our Society
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Dr. King describes three points that he claims as symptoms of the "Sickness of Our Society." These points include a suicide rate of one every twenty-seven minutes, more than half a million Americans in mental hospitals and three-quarters of a million with alcohol problems.
Sin (Isaiah)
Dr. King highlights the topic of sin, according to the Book of Isaiah.
Schleiermacher (Religion More Than Dogma)
Dr. King quotes Friedrich Schleiermacher’s “Speeches on Religion.” The full title of this work is “On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers.”
Messianic Hope
Dr. King writes these notes on "Messianic Hope" from Isaiah 11:6 and 11:8. He quotes Ludwig Feuerbach, a German philosopher, from his work "The Essence of Religion."
Omnipotence
Dr. King quotes James Ward's "The Realm of Ends."
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