KNV November 2025 Book Club

The Kingian Nonviolence Book Club on Monday, November 24 at 6 PM EST is a discussion-based community series rooted in the principles and practices of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence. Rather than a formal course, this is an open forum for learning, reflection, and connection. Sessions will be monthly, facilitator-led, and theme-based — offering space to explore Kingian Nonviolence through books, articles, videos, and conversations that bring history into dialogue with the present.

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This club is for anyone curious about nonviolence as a method for social change. Readings are encouraged but never required. Come as you are — even if you haven’t read the materials — and be part of thoughtful, spirited conversations that connect past and present struggles for justice.

Participants are welcome to join any  session throughout the year. We aim to cultivate a reflective, welcoming community of learners, activists, pastors, and neighbors engaging with Kingian Nonviolence in our everyday lives.

This book club session's theme is "Faith, Fear, and Conscience" and will be facilitated by Jessica B. Burstrem.

Here are the readings we will be discussing for November. Find your local library here for the books you may need: https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/CommunityServices/find-libraries.aspx

If you are having issues finding a reading, please let me know. 

• James Baldwin – “Letter to My Nephew” (from The Fire Next Time)
  • https://progressive.org/magazine/letter-nephew/
• MLK – The Trumpet of Conscience, Beacon Press; Reprint edition (November 1, 2011) (Chapter: Conscience and the Vietnam War)
• Howard Thurman – Jesus and the Disinherited (Ch. 1: “Jesus – An Interpretation”)
  • https://iamwarriorpoet.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/chapter-1-of-jesus-the-disinherited-jesus-an-interpretation/

Meet others interested in Kingian Nonviolence, build Beloved Community, and connect with On Earth Peace's Kingian Nonviolence Learning Action Community!

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