Tag Archives: Martin Luther King

What Oneness Demands of Us

Posted on January 31, 2022 by mjknopf

The following remarks were delivered at Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia on Monday, January 31, 2022. Good morning, Trinity. It’s such an honor to be with you today, and I’m deeply grateful for the invitation and opportunity to speak … Continue reading →

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Extremists for Love – Yom Kippur 2017

Posted on October 1, 2017 by mjknopf

In June 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke before a large crowd in Detroit. In his speech, King argued that, despite the dangers of nonviolent resistance, “there are some things so dear, some things so precious, some things so eternally … Continue reading →

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King, The High Holy Days, and the ‘Threat to Justice Everywhere’

Posted on September 11, 2013 by mjknopf

Last Wednesday [August 28, 2013] was the fiftieth anniversary of the 1963 “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” and Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech. In the lead up to this day, many spoke about … Continue reading →

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