POL300H1 Lecture Notes - You Suffer, Nonviolent Resistance, Nonviolence
28 Nov 2012
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God to mlk is not divine, hiding himself from cosmic cave; If god is personalized ; very unique way to relate to god; teachings of jesus christ. King"s christ is seeker of social justice and somebody who protests against poverty and injustice; centrality of. Physical violence and hated or to give in and resign; or to nonviolent resistance which is what mlk is suggesting to us. Love is christian imperative as to moral imperative. 2; how to love enemies: because hate intensifies evils of universe; redemptive power, hate destroys the hater, principles of love transforms anything. Relates that to the failure of democracy. Democracy is missing its introspection; does not live up to the novel principles and ideals of democracy. Don"t accuse them, accuse yourself for people turning communist; it is caused by poverty; due to the failure of democracy. Second way; actually going and looking self in the others; We need some spiritual practice in addition to spiritual.
