Category: World War 2

Jeannette Rankin

Author Daniel Buttry profiles Jeanette Rankin, the only person in Congress to vote against participation in both World War I and World War II.

Simone Weil (1909-1943)

Simone Weil was an activist who fought on behalf of the marginalized. She was a philosopher and Christian mystic influenced by many spiritual traditions.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Peace activist Daniel Buttry, author of ‘Blessed Are the Peacemakers,’ profiles the famous German theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945).

Masahisa Goi (1916-1980)

Masahisa Goi was the Japanese philosopher and spiritual leader who created Peace Poles—monuments that have been planted worldwide with a message of peace.

Grigol Peradze

Peacemaker Daniel Buttry profiles Archimandrite Grigol Peradze, who was glorified as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church in 1995.