Socrates & King » sermons http://socratesking.net An Introduction to Philosophy Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:13:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 King’s last Sunday sermon http://socratesking.net/2009/01/29/kings-last-sunday-sermon/ http://socratesking.net/2009/01/29/kings-last-sunday-sermon/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:45:53 +0000 profpam http://socratesking.net/?p=12 The day after President Obama’s inauguration there was a prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. The Very Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd, the Dean of the Cathedral, in his introductory remarks said that Dr. King’s last Sunday sermon, March 31, 1968, was at that very Cathedral, in that very pulpit, I would imagine. Four days later he would be assassinated on April 4, 1968. (There’s a Flickr photo of statuary in the Cathedral of Dr. King.)

A photo of King preaching that Sunday in the Cathedral. March 31, 1968

Dr. King at National Cathedral

Dr. King at National Cathedral

Obama was visibly moved by this information. This surely added to the convergence of King’s efforts and life and that of President Obama’s election.

I’ve got the text of King’s sermon in a book of his collected works. I’ll post it soon.

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