Speeches by Great Religious Leaders

Summary

This collection features fourteen of the most important and well-known speeches by some of the world’s most influential religious leaders.

1. Mahatma Gandhi: “Oh God” (1931)
2. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Paul’s Letter” (1956)
3. Dr. Billy Graham: “Truth” address in Melbourne, Australia (1959)
4. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: Sermon at the National Cathedral (1968)
5. Pope John Paul II: Address to the Catholic University of America (1979)
6. Mother Teresa: Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (1979)
7. Gordon Hinckley: “This I Believe” address to BYU graduates (1992)
8. Louis Farrakhan: Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church (1994)
9. Desmond Tutu: UNC-Chapel Hill commencement address (2009)
10. Pope Benedict XVI: Homily at Westminster Mass (2010)
11. Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso): “Nature of Happiness” (2014)
12. Rick Warren: Address at the Vatican on marriage (2014)
13. Joel Olsteen: “I Am”
14. Pope Francis: Address to the Joint Session of Congress (2015)