{"product_id":"letters-to-a-birmingham-jail","title":"Letters To A Birmingham Jail","description":"On April 16th, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.''s Letter from a Birmingham  Jail was published and soon became the manifesto of the civil rights  movement. Dr. King did not pick up his pen and react to hate  filled racists. Instead, he found any scrap of paper that he could write on and  responded to the passive pleas of white clergy, \"Isn''t there another way around  this, a more subtle and patient way? Can''t you just wait, Dr. King?\"  Martin  Luther King Jr.''s Letter from a Birmingham Jail bellows out a resounding,  \"No!\"In God''s sovereignty, voices from today''s church have emerged declaring  that we can no longer wait.  These diverse voices are grateful for the laws  that the civil rights movement were able to change, but also acknowledge that while  the movement could change laws, it could never change hearts.  Only the  cross and empty tomb of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ can do that. Letters  to a Birmingham Jail is a collection of essays written by men  of various ethnicities and ages, yet all are committed to the centrality of the  gospel, nudging us to pursue Christ exalting diversity. Had these men written King  in 1963, history would have been robbed of King''s manifesto. Instead of telling  him to take his time, he would have been urged on to fight the good fight.  The gospel demands justice in all its forms - spiritual and physical.   This was a truth that Dr. King fought and gave his life for, and this is a truth  that these modern day \"drum majors for justice\" continue to beat. ","brand":"MOPR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40723377848449,"sku":"371967","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/8070\/3361\/files\/483293_1_fd11b240-adcc-4794-b1bd-ea40712077ae.jpg?v=1778458110","url":"https:\/\/www.soacb.com\/products\/letters-to-a-birmingham-jail","provider":"Seed of Abraham Christian Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}