are “reciprocal” and have a degree of “mutuality”. Rogers expressed that in moments where clients undergo true change, there is a distinct connection and understanding between client and therapist, as in I-Thou relationships. Buber's work also influenced the Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The "I-Thou" relationship is quoted in his Letter from Birmingham Jail and his sermon, "A Testament of Hope." In that sermon, King describes the cultural and legal climate of segregation in his time as an "I-It" relationship, and that only when the divinity within the African American population is seen is the relationship transformed to "I-Thou." King says, "I cannot reach fulfillment without thou". He also mentions this unique relationship in his Letter, reiterating the "I-It" relationship inherent in segregation does reduce human beings to "things". See also Alterity and the Other Philosophy of dialogue Tat Tvam Asi The whole is more than the sum of its parts or 'holism' Thing-in-itself Objectification Pantheism / Panentheism Personalism References Further reading External links "Martin Buber" - The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy "Martin Buber" - The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1923 non-fiction books Continental philosophy literature Interpersonal relationships Contemporary philosophical literature Philosophy of religion literature Works by Martin Buber Works about existentialism