Revolution of Conscience: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Philosophy of Nonviolence

In a world where we continue to settle our differences with guns and bombs, many of us perceive any philosophy of nonviolence as passive, outdated, and intrinsically bound to religious beliefs. We laud one of the most famous proponents of nonviolent resistance, Martin Luther King, Jr., as an activist and orator, but seldom acknowledge him as an important intellectual. Seeking to correct these misunderstandings, Greg Moses's powerful book at last identifies King as one of the greatest thinkers of our time/m-/one whose philosophy has deep, unappreciated roots and lasting consequences.