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Power of Non-violence

By Martin Luther King. Power of Non-violence. Non V iolent R esistance. Not a method of cowardice, stagnant passivity or deadening complacency; Resists nonviolently – nonaggressive physically but strongly aggressive spiritually.

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Power of Non-violence

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  1. By Martin Luther King Power of Non-violence

  2. Non Violent Resistance • Not a method of cowardice, stagnant passivity or deadening complacency; • Resists nonviolently – nonaggressive physically but strongly aggressive spiritually.

  3. Consequences of violence: bitterness, disintegration of the community; • Consequences of nonviolence: reconciliation and creation of community; • Seeks to attack the evil and dysfunctional system rather than individuals caught up in and supporting the system;

  4. Nonviolent Resister • Does not seek to humiliate or defeat the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding; • Keeping love at the center of one’s life – ultimately can change people and circumstances;

  5. Eros, Philia, Agape love • Eros: aesthetic love, romantic love, self-oriented love; • Philia: love of friends; • Agape – understanding, creative, redemptive good will for all people;

  6. Agape love Loving others not because they are likable or they do things that attract us, - but because God loves them. Loving the person who does the evil deed, while hating the deed that the person does.

  7. Power in the Universe that Works for Justice • Something in the universe that supports justice; • It supports men and women all over the world who struggle against evil systems; • It supports people when they resist violence with wise restraint, love, proper discipline, dignity and calm reasonableness.

  8. Maladjusted M.L. King • Not to get used to; willingness not to fit into certain relationships and conditions; • King did not want to get used to: segregation, discrimination; mob/ crowd mentality; methods of physical violence, tragic militarism; • What do you want to be maladjusted to?

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