Thomas Merton was a Christian Trappist monk, mystic, writer, and social activist who became involved in interfaith exploration, developing deep friendships.
Category: Interfaith
Evelyn Underhill
Peacemaker Daniel Buttry profiles mystic and pacifist Evelyn Underhill, the author of Mysticism and Worship and a prophetic influence to this day.
Haym Salomon (1740-1785)
Haym Salomon was a Jewish American financial broker who played a pivotal role in the American Revolution and early financial establishment of the U.S.
King John Sigismund & Isabella Jagiellon
(1540-1571) & (1519-1559) Each person [should] maintain whatever religious faith he wishes, with old or new rituals, while we at the same time leave it to their judgment to do as they please in the matter of faith, just so long as they bring no harm to bear on anyone at all. —Isabella Jagiellon Transylvania has… Read more »
Ashoka
(304-232 B.C.E.) One must not exalt one’s creed discrediting all others, nor must one degrade these others without legitimate reasons. One must, on the contrary, render to other creeds the honor befitting them. —Ashoka Ashoka was the Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty whose religious conversion to Buddhism led to such a transformation that the one who… Read more »