The Seminarian Quotes

“Nowadays, the word mysticism may bring to mind things such as meditation, New Age beliefs, finding one’s inner self, and so on. But these practices, often of Eastern origin, are concerned primarily with a state of mind. Christian mysticism, on the other hand, concerns itself with the state of living. The”
― Patrick Parr, The Seminarian: Martin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age

“Next came Dr. Vernon B. Richardson, who’d graduated from Crozer in 1938. Tasked with delivering the commencement address, Richardson chose a broad theme: “The Preacher’s Heritage.” He knew from experience how Crozer put its students’ religious beliefs through the ringer, and he encouraged the graduates to look at the New Testament with fresh eyes. “Let no one ever fail to be awed by the mystery of a body of literature so profound being produced so quickly over so wide an area by so many minds responding to one life so briefly lived.”
― Patrick Parr, The Seminarian: Martin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age

“In fifteen-year-old ML, these two parental dynamics—harmony and authority—were beginning to synthesize to the benefit of his oratory. 5”
― Patrick Parr, The Seminarian: Martin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age