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God (Malachi)

Dr. King writes notes regarding the prophet Malachi in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Hegel

Dr. King outlines principles of Hegelian Philosophy regarding the ideal German State.

Miracle

Dr. King quotes statements from Harry E. Fosdick's "Modern Use of the Bible" regarding the definition of a miracle.

The Relation of Morality and Science to Religion

Dr. King outlines Friedrich Schleiermacher's view on the relation of morality and science to religion.

Symbolism and the Cross

Dr. King records notes on symbolism as the expression of spiritual truths.

Ritschl

Dr. King quotes Albrecht Ritschl on Christology regarding Jesus' relation to God.

Jerome

Dr. King records a short biography of the theologian Jerome.

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

Dr. King summarizes and quotes Friedrich Schleiermacher's view of sin in Christian Faith.

Evil

Dr. King defines the concept of good and evil by refrencing Philip S. Richards' "Belief of Man."

Faith

Dr. King quotes English author and priest William Ralph Inge's "Lay Thoughts of a Dean," as well as English soldier and essayist Donald Hankey.

Style

Dr. King references Voltaire and his views regarding the impact of the style in which one chooses to express himself.

Man (Hamlet)

Dr. King quotes from the Shakespearean play.

Revelation

Dr. King quotes Emil Brunner's "The Mediator."

Sin (Isaiah)

Dr. King highlights the topic of sin, according to the Book of Isaiah.

Brightman's Idea of God

Dr. King references philosopher and theologian Edgar Brightman's idea of God. According to Brightman, God is finite and "powerful enough to lead the work toward higher and higher levels."

Religious Experience

Dr. King quotes Blaise Pascal, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and G. K. Chesterton on the need for trying the Christian experiment to have the Christian experience.

Humanism

Dr. King discusses the relationship between God and humanist thinking.

Religion

Dr. King quotes Albrecht Ritschl's "The Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation."

Messianic Age (Haggai)

Dr. King makes reference to the Biblical governor Zerubbabel. The specific passage to which Dr. King refers reads, "On that day, says the Lord of Hosts, I will take you Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, my servant, and wear you like a signet ring; for it is you whom I have chosen. This is the word of the Lord of Hosts" (Hag. 2:23).

Schleiermacher (Religion as a Social Experience)

Dr. King quotes Friedrich Schleiermacher’s “Speeches on Religion.” The full title of this work is “On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers.”

Worship

Dr. King defines worship.

Song of Songs

Dr. King writes a brief summary of the book Song of Songs.

Traditionalism

Dr. King quotes Edgar S. Brightman’s “Introduction to Philosophy.”

Plato's Psychology

Dr. King outlines Plato’s psychology.

Suffering

Dr. King writes that the view of suffering in Job 20 is fallacious.

Ritschl (God)

Dr. King quotes Albrecht Ritschl’s “The Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation.”

Sabellianism

Dr. King defines "Sabellianism" as the concept of acknowledging God as one entity with three modes.

Hosea

Dr. King writes notes regarding the prophet Hosea and his views of God.

Transition Period

Dr. King quotes an unknown source that links the transition period to Alfred North Whitehead’s rejection of his earlier view about science and philosophy.