Martin Luther King and The Trumpet of Conscience Today

by Regine Michelle Jean-Charles

Explores Martin Luther King's series of speeches, "The Trumpet of Conscience," on the intertwined issues of racism, militarism, and materialism, in light of contemporary issues such as economic inequality, the refugee crisis, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, that demand a faith-based justice-centered response.

184 pages, Paperback

Published October 20, 2021

Reviews

[Jessica Ranard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another "I was working at the bookstore & stumbled upon this book" find. I really enjoyed this book. Told from the point of view of a Black theologian, a great persuasion of how our faith *must* inform our connection to social justice, and how social movements have been/can be rooted in faith. At first, I thought this book was going to be about MLK, but its more about the implication from one of his speeches ("The Trumpet of Conscience"). Essentially, the argument is about seeing someone who is harmed, and how we respond to that harm - instead of looking at how it would effect you, think of the effect of not helping that person. I will say this book didn't blow my mind, but rather re-affirmed my connection to both social justice and faith, and faith based connection to community care and justice.