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Music Vision Week: Abrahamic Faiths

July 5, 2015 by Daniel Buttry

These featured peacemaking musicians reflect the diversity of the Abrahamic faiths: Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow, Matisyahu, Emmanuel Jai, & Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens.

Filed Under: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, SPIRITUALITY

Moses Montefiore (1784-1885)

May 3, 2015 by Daniel Buttry

Moses Montefiore was a famous 19th-Century British Jewish philanthropist who used his wealth to advocate for fair treatment of religious minorities.

Filed Under: Europe, Judaism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786)

May 3, 2015 by Daniel Buttry

Moses Mendelssohn was an 18th-Century German-Jewish philosopher and a giant in the intellectual growth of European Jewish culture.

Filed Under: Europe, Judaism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Bruce Feiler (b. 1964)

January 26, 2015 by Daniel Buttry

Bruce Feiler is a freelance journalist and writer of spiritual travelogues. He has written two books drawing connections between the three Abrahamic faiths.

Filed Under: Judaism, North America, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929)

December 15, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Victor Luitpold Berger was a nonviolent Socialist activist who was elected into Congress in 1910. He was indicted under the Espionage Act for anti-militaristic views. The case against him was eventually overturned by the Supreme Court.

Filed Under: Europe, Judaism, North America

Siegfried Sassoon

November 9, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Siegfried Sassoon was a leading British WWI poet who used stark realism to describe the horror and misery of the war. He also greatly influenced the writings of Wilfred Owen.

Filed Under: Christianity, Europe, Judaism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

News from Berlin: The House of One

October 6, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

The House of One is a building project in Berlin that will house a synagogue, a mosque, and a church under one roof. Building is set to begin in 2016.

Filed Under: Christianity, Europe, Islam, Judaism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Joseph H. Gelberman

October 6, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Rabbi Joseph Gelberman helped form a seminary for people of all religions. He worked as a therapist and served as a rabbi at various synagogues in New York.

Filed Under: Judaism, North America, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Martin Buber

September 29, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Martin Buber was a Jewish philosopher and theologian who had a profound impact on both Jewish and Christian thinking. He embodied the ideal of dialogue and understanding between people of different faiths and even conflicting interests. He felt that faith could play a positive role in creating a more humane world.

Filed Under: Europe, Judaism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Anne Frank

September 29, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl whose diary told the story of her and her family hiding from the Nazis during Hitler’s reign. Her diary expressed a horror beyond words and at the same time brought a brilliantly simple articulation of hope to so many in despair.

Filed Under: Europe, Judaism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

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