Daniel Lee HIS-1101-XTIB 12/T1 (Williams) 10 October 2012 Book Report Bainton‚ Roland H. Here I Stand: A life of Martin Luther. Third Printing Hardback March 2011. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers Marketing‚ LLC‚ 1950. Bainton’s Here I Stand is a chronologically arranged biography of Martin Luther’s life which seeks to show his philosophy and ideas for the reform of the Catholic Church without seeking to perform psychoanalysis of the Reformer. The book has twenty two chapters separated in
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On August 28‚ 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial‚ during a civil rights march Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech entitled “I Have a Dream”. He was addressing the nation as a whole about the need for equality and commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Throughout his speech his tone was determined; he wanted to motivate not only African Americans but white people as well to peacefully fight for equality. King‚ a minister‚ often used quotes from the Bible in his speech to
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nature is considered one who can drive through challenging and controversial times. Martin Luther King Jr. had once stated‚ “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.” I believed that I was once a true man. But after hearing the quote by Dr. King‚ I have found out that I do not have the ability of a man. I have often broken down in critical situations throughout life. As biased as Luther’s quote
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On August 28‚ 1963‚ America was gifted with Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech‚ given from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Throughout his entire speech‚ the crowd was heavily moved and it was apparent from the way that they clapped in admiration. The speech was a highlight in the movement of freedom and equality based on the turnout‚ and show of support of the movement during the speech. The intended audience was far surpassed with over three-hundred thousand people from all ethnicities
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Jesus’ mission extremely difficult‚ especially His call for justice for all people in the world and the importance of love and nonviolence acting as the catalyst for this justice. While this notion can be troublesome to grasp‚ they can look towards Martin Luther King Junior and his life to experience this belief in action. King’s life‚ particularly noting his stances on non-violence‚ and his Drum Major Instinct sermon demonstrate how justice is a journey in the sense that it challenges people to change
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from the Roman Catholic Church started by Martin Luther. Luther was the driving force behind the reformation‚ and was essentially the one who called for action. The reformation was aimed initially to change or alter some ideas that the Catholic church had added or had. The protestant reformation was driven by ambitious political leaders who disagreed with the ideas of the church and wanted change. The main point of the protestant reformation was Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. One of Luther’s main
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United Sates is this perfect and progressing country‚ where the United States always have a happy ending (563-572). Related to Hade’s approach of inaccurate stories‚ the conspiracy of Martin Luther King’s death falls into the same category. Our history book always taught us that Martin’s assassination was done by a lone gunman called James Earl Ray. However along the line‚ cases and investigations have proven that Martin Luther’s death was all a conspiracy involving the FBI‚ military‚ CIA plotting against
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of God making us all priests. While the Protestant was making there mark the Catholic church was growing finatually with wealth from selling indulgences to followers that promised pardoned sinners from punishment in the afterlife. A man named Martin Luther led the fight against the Catholic church‚ he was a German monk that believed that the people could be saved by grace at no price to them. He also believed that the people should look to the bible rather than the chuch officials or doctrine as
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Martin Luther was an education reformer who brought a significant transformation to the stale medieval ecclesiastical education which was controlled by the Catholic Church for far too long. Luther believed that education reform was a critical component to support and complete the religious reformation of which he was the frontrunner. The educational philosophy of Luther can be summed up as “Bible-centered” or “Biblical authority for everything”‚ and his rather extensive educational background shaped
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a powerful man with good intentions for civil right. He wrote an extensive letter to eight clergymen who condemned the timing of the civil rights movement on April 16‚ 1963‚ from a jail in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Even though the letter was addressed to the clergymen‚ the message was geared towards a larger audience‚ especially King’s “Christian and Jewish brothers” (King). King believes that without direct action‚ the rights for African Americans could never be achieved. He
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