Bruce Feiler is a freelance journalist and writer of spiritual travelogues. He has written two books drawing connections between the three Abrahamic faiths.
Tom Fox (1951—2006)
Tom Fox was a Quaker peace activist and Christian Peace Teams member who was held hostage and executed by a jihadist group during a CPT delegation to Iraq.
Holmes Rolston III (b. 1932)
Holmes Rolston III is an internationally acclaimed philosopher whose main body of work has been connecting the values of religion with those of science.
Laura Hobgood-Oster
Scholar Laura Hobgood-Oster has become a major resource for religious leaders and scholars studying the relationship between animals and faith.
A.J. Muste (1885-1967)
A.J. Muste was pastor active in the pacifist, labor, anti-war and civil rights movements. He devoted his entire life to the fight for peace and equality.
Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929)
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.
The “Peace Ship”
Lead by a group of European feminists, the Peace Ship was a traveling conference created in hopes of finding common ground for a peace agreement during WWI.
Abraham Lincoln
This article highlights a lesser known part of Abraham Lincoln’s life. As a congressman, Lincoln was a big critic of the Mexican-American war, 1846-1848. He was an outspoken critic of then-president James Polk’s questionable grounds for starting the war.
Deported Veterans
Deported veterans are legal immigrant US soldiers who have committed crimes, are given no support to straighten out their lives, and are deported for life. Often the crimes are relatively small, and even tied to PTSD issues that can be addressed with counseling and other support services. Families are shattered, and opportunities to grow and improve one’s life are dramatically cut back.
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993)
Cesar Chavez was an American labor organizer and civil rights activist who transformed fields, dirt roads, picket lines and supermarkets into sacred spaces.