“Agape is more than eros. Agape is more than philia. Agape is the love of God working in the lives of men.”
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Source: Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957)
About this quote
In Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine love, with attention to agape, philia, working. The practical center is the relationship between spirituality and working and lives, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around agape before participants choose one measurable action related to love.
- A teacher pairs the passage from Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957) with a primary-source exercise about spirituality and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between philia and lives to discuss conduct under pressure.