Question

What does King mean by agape love and how does it shape his strategy for social change?

Answer 1

For King, this agape/love is the power of God working within us, Watley explains. That is why King could exhort us to the highest possible, unconditional, universal, all-encompassing love. King the preacher believed God worked through us when we used the weapon of nonviolent love.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is : Agape love for Martin Luther King means the love of God operating in the human heart. He defined it as spontaneous, unmotivated, baseless, and creative love. This concept was at the center of his spiritual belief, in a knowable God. Love and not violence were necessary to solve racial problems and conflicts, since this avoids not only external physical violence but also internal violence of the spirit. By resisting violence you not only avoid shooting your opponent but also refuse to hate him.