Category: North America

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.

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.