Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2008

Abstract

Martin Luther King, Jr., begins with Jesus’ command to love the enemy and moves to an understanding that in the “beloved community” God is “changing the face of the enemy.” In that beloved community, where all are brought together in a way that changes all, true freedom is found.

Publication Title

Word & World

ISSN

0275-5270

Publisher

Luther Seminary

Volume

28

Issue

1

First Page

57

Last Page

65

Published Citation

Simpson, Gary M. “‘Changing the Face of the Enemy’: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Beloved Community.” Word & World 28, no. 1 (2008): 57–65.

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