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The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory – some of which are internationally well-known, while others remain unheralded and await rediscovery. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent African-American clergyman, a leader in the civil rights movement and a Nobel Peace Prize ...
8 July 1741. " Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God " is a sermon written by the American theologian Jonathan Edwards, preached to his own congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts, to profound effect, [ 1] and again on July 8, 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut. The preaching of this sermon was the catalyst for the First Great Awakening. [ 2]
Sermon on Indulgences and Grace. Wittenberg printing of the Sermon. Martin Luther 's Sermon on Indulgences and Grace ( German: Eynn Sermon von dem Ablasz und Gnade) is a pamphlet written in Wittenberg in the latter part of March, 1518 and published in April of that year. [1] The sermon itself was written as Luther directly addressing his audience.
Forty-four Sermons. Sermons on Several Occasions is a collection of discourses or sermons published by Wesley, expounding on topics such as salvation by faith, the witness of the Spirit, the means of grace, and Christian perfection. [1] : 139 The 44 "standard sermons" are intended to equip Wesley's lay preachers with "a solid doctrinal basis ...
The Way to Wealth. The Way to Wealth or Father Abraham's Sermon is an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanack during its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by "Father Abraham" to a group of people. Many of the phrases Father Abraham quotes ...
The Sermon of Fadak (Arabic: الخطبة الفدكية) refers to a speech at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, delivered by Fatima, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, shortly after his death in 632 CE. [ 1][ 2][ 3] In this sermon, Fatima protested Abu Bakr's succession to Muhammad and criticized Muslims for descending to what she ...
Death's Duel is the final sermon delivered by John Donne as the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral. Donne received notice to preach the sermon on the first Friday of Lent (12 February 1631 [1] ) and preached the sermon on 25 February 1631. [2] The sermon was likely written out in full prior to Donne preaching it as it was subsequently prepared for ...
Sejm Sermons or the Eight sermons before the Sejm, [1] ( Polish: Kazania sejmowe) is a political treatise [2] [3] by Polish Jesuit Piotr Skarga, published in 1597. It is one of two most famous works by Skarga, the other being Żywoty świętych ( The Lives of the Saints ). [4]