(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: North America
Karim Al-Hussayni, Aga Khan IV
(b. 1936) This Muslim Prince of Pakistani origin has lived most of his life traveling around the world. As a person with global exposure since childhood he has become a leader in a worldwide educational movement to equip people to live in a diverse world rather than give in to the fears of a “clash of… Read more »
E. Stanley Jones
(1884-1973) Peace is a by-product of conditions out of which peace naturally comes. —E. Stanley Jones A Christian missionary evangelist as an interfaith hero? A man who held open-air evangelistic meetings with thousands of people in a predominantly non-Christian country, called the “Billy Graham of India,” as a role model in learning from other faiths?… Read more »
Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Thomas Merton was a Christian Trappist monk, mystic, writer, and social activist who became involved in interfaith exploration, developing deep friendships.
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.