(b. 1942) Hope is based as much in stubbornness as it is in dreams. Don’t let anyone take it away from you. —Patricia Smith Melton In January 2002, six women gathered for a three-day forum on the topic: “What is peace, and how can women be empowered to bring it in?” The women were from… Read more »
Category: Biographical Stories
Thich Nhat Hanh
Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Vietnamese Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh, including his exploration of ways of reconciling Christianity and Buddhism.
Richard St. Barbe Baker (1889-1982)
Richard St. Barbe Baker was an environmental activist who spent his life on reforestation and working against land mismanagement. He founded the international nonprofit organization “Men of the Trees,” which is still active today.
Corrie ten Boom
(1892-1983) You say we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family. —Corrie Ten Boom During World War II a 50-year old single woman had a brick wall built through her bedroom to create a “hiding place” for Jews and other fugitives from the… Read more »
Dervis Korkut
Dervis Korkut was curator of books and manuscripts at the Sarajevo Museum in Bosnia. He was from a prominent Muslim family of liberal intellectuals. When Nazis occupied Yugoslavia during World War II Korkut spoke out about the anti-Semitic policies of the occupation. He saved a Jewish woman by allowing her to hide in his house, disguised as a Muslim servant. Later, Korkut also saved a Jewish cultural masterpiece, the Sarajevo Haggadah.