600 years ago one of the greatest human explorers sailed the seas. He was the Chinese Admiral Zheng He who sailed with a massive fleet on seven trading voyages from 1405 to 1433. These voyages were unprecedented in size, organization, navigational technology and financial cost. One fleet was estimated to include some 300 ships to… Read more »
Category: Interfaith
WAYNE TEASDALE (1945-2004)
Wayne Teasdale’s spiritual career began as a Trappist monk at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Massachusetts. After 10 years under the direction of Abott Thomas Keating, founder of the centering prayer movement, Teasdale received an invitation that changed the direction of his spiritual journey. He was invited to study in India at the Benedictine ashram of… Read more »
JALALUDDIN MUHAMMAD AKBAR (1542-1605)
Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar ruled the Mughal Empire in India from 1556 to 1605. Known more popularly as Akbar the Great he is considered to be the greatest of the Mughal rulers. He expanded the Empire with key military victories against threatening neighbors. He also established greater internal stability through his long steady reign. Akbar was… Read more »
MOSES MAIMONIDES (1135-1204)
Moses Maimonides was the major medieval philosopher of the 12th Century as well as being a Jewish rabbi and the physician to the Grand Vizier Alfadhil and Sultan Saladin of Egypt. He was born in Spain during the golden age of Jewish culture in Cordoba. However when the Almohades, a radical Islamic sect, conquered Cordoba… Read more »
FRITZ EICHENBERG (1901-1990)
Fritz Eichenberg was born in 1901 in Germany to a assimilated non-religious Jewish family. He studied art and became a wood engraver. He used his art to highlight moral and social convictions, including producing many anti-Hitler cartoons. When the Nazis came to power Eichenberg emigrated to the United States. The tragic death of his wife… Read more »